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Belt game 1,351 · January 23, 1963

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 138–133 at home to start reign 615 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since January 20, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 31, 1963.

615Reign number
49Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Heinsohn02570——10-16—5-5
Bill Russell021175——8-10—5-9
Bob Cousy01720——4-14—9-9
Sam Jones01770——7-19—3-6
John Havlicek01660——8-18—0-0
Frank Ramsey01420——4-10—6-6
Thomas Sanders01030——5-8—0-1
K.C. Jones0920——3-11—3-5
Jim Loscutoff0410——2-2—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson043913——16-24—11-13
Jack Twyman02780——11-20—5-8
Wayne Embry026190——10-20—6-9
Bob Boozer01590——5-15—5-6
Arlen Bockhorn01160——4-11—3-4
Tom Hawkins0960——3-9—3-5
Adrian Smith0720——2-5—3-6
Hub Reed0050——0-2—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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