Belt game 1,337 · December 29, 1962
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 102–100 at home to start reign 609 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 26, 1962, with 2 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 2, 1963.
609Reign number
64Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Charles Vaughn | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| John Barnhill | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Barney Cable | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-9 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 4 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-8 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).