Belt game 1,296 · April 1, 1962 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–104 at home to start reign 591 of the NBA belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia Warriors had held it since March 31, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on April 3, 1962.
591Reign number
82Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 30 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 8-9 |
| Guy Rodgers | 38 | 16 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Meschery | 31 | 14 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 6-6 |
| Paul Arizin | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Conlin | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Alvin Attles | 42 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-5 |
| York Larese | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Ruklick | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Ted Luckenbill | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Radovich | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-4 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 29 | 26 | 7 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 9-13 |
| Sam Jones | 40 | 23 | 18 | 7 | — | — | 11-21 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 29 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 3-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 38 | 13 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Carl Braun | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Guarilia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-3 |
| Gary Phillips | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).