Belt game 1,334 · December 26, 1962
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 116–113 at home to start reign 608 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.
San Francisco Warriors had held it since December 25, 1962, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 29, 1962.
608Reign number
87Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 34 | 20 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 0-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 26 | 19 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 7-7 |
| John Havlicek | 28 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 33 | 14 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 30 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Russell | 46 | 8 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 0-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Foley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
San Francisco Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 43 | 32 | 4 | — | — | 16-36 | — | 11-16 |
| Alvin Attles | 32 | 21 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 7-10 |
| Tom Meschery | 27 | 12 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 0-1 |
| Guy Rodgers | 40 | 11 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 1-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 36 | 11 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Gary Phillips | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Ken Sears | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Hubie White | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ted Luckenbill | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| George Lee | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Hightower | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).