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
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 |
| Leroy Ellis | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Krebs | 16 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Horn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 29 | 43 | 3 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 7-11 |
| Sam Jones | 33 | 29 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 14-28 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 26 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 10-28 | — | 6-7 |
| John Havlicek | 29 | 19 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 5-6 |
| Bob Cousy | 28 | 9 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 25 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-2 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).