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Belt game 1,294 · March 28, 1962 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 129–114 at home to start reign 589 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.

Philadelphia Warriors had held it since March 27, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on March 31, 1962.

589Reign number
81Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Philadelphia Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Wilt Chamberlain4835296——14-32—7-12
Tom Meschery392792——11-21—5-8
Paul Arizin361671——5-17—6-9
Alvin Attles461595——7-13—1-3
York Larese23842——3-8—2-2
Guy Rodgers27834——4-9—0-0
Ed Conlin7310——1-4—1-1
Frank Radovich5220——1-3—0-0
Joe Ruklick4020——0-2—0-0
Ted Luckenbill5010——0-2—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell4831316——12-26—7-9
Tom Heinsohn253194——10-19—11-14
Sam Jones331942——8-17—3-4
Bob Cousy3017310——6-17—5-5
Thomas Sanders378111——3-9—2-2
Carl Braun10810——4-6—0-0
Frank Ramsey9621——3-5—0-0
Jim Loscutoff18420——2-10—0-0
Gene Guarilia7310——1-2—1-2
K.C. Jones17223——0-1—2-4
Gary Phillips6000——0-2—0-1

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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