Belt game 1,349 · January 20, 1963
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 133–121 at home to start reign 614 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since January 9, 1963, with 4 defenses over 11 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 23, 1963.
614Reign number
88Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 33 | 29 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 14-28 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 29 | 43 | 3 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 7-11 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 26 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 10-28 | — | 6-7 |
| John Havlicek | 29 | 19 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 5-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 28 | 9 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 24 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 45 | 40 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 14-33 | — | 12-17 |
| Dick Barnett | 34 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 13-15 |
| Jerry West | 27 | 14 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6-25 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Selvy | 38 | 14 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Gene Wiley | 34 | 11 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 25 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Krebs | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Leroy Ellis | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).