Belt game 1,272 · February 11, 1962
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 148–115 at home to start reign 578 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Chicago Packers had held it since February 10, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 14, 1962.
578Reign number
76Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 42 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 15-25 | — | 12-13 |
| Bill Russell | 41 | 26 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 6-10 |
| Bob Cousy | 26 | 16 | 2 | 11 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Gary Phillips | 23 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 7-7 |
| Gene Guarilia | 19 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 1-4 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 26 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Carl Braun | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Sam Jones | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 20 | 2 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 2-2 |
Chicago Packers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 44 | 28 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 6-7 |
| Andy Johnson | 28 | 21 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 11-19 |
| Si Green | 28 | 16 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Ralph Davis | 28 | 14 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack Turner | 12 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 2-5 |
| Horace Walker | 16 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 32 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Leonard | 28 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Piontek | 10 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).