Belt game 1,250 · January 5, 1962
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 124–103 on the road to start reign 569 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 3, 1962, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 10, 1962.
569Reign number
74Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 31 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 14-23 | — | 3-4 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 5-5 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 11 | 24 | 8 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Gary Phillips | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-4 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 27 | 15 | 11 | — | — | 9-24 | — | 9-10 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 15 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 13 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 1-3 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).