Belt game 1,342 · January 6, 1963
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 103–102 on the road to start reign 612 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 3, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on January 9, 1963.
612Reign number
57Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ohl | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-13 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Ray Scott | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-11 |
| Jackie Moreland | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Willie Jones | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-9 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Paul Hogue | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).