Belt game 1,325 · December 8, 1962
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 102–97 at home to start reign 603 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 7, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 11, 1962.
603Reign number
56Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 28 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Porter Meriwether | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Joe Roberts | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).