Belt game 1,287 · March 6, 1962
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 113–106 at home to start reign 585 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 4, 1962, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 7, 1962.
585Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16-33 | — | 8-13 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Cleveland Buckner | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Ronald Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Russell | 47 | 15 | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).