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Belt game 1,355 · January 31, 1963

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 128–125 at home to start reign 616 of the NBA belt, the 89th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 23, 1963, with 3 defenses over 8 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 1, 1963.

616Reign number
89Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones02210——9-23—4-5
Frank Ramsey01960——6-16—7-7
Bob Cousy01920——7-21—5-7
Bill Russell018220——7-21—4-5
John Havlicek01660——7-19—2-3
Thomas Sanders01560——5-8—5-5
Tom Heinsohn01580——5-15—5-5
K.C. Jones0400——2-3—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Twyman03270——12-20—8-10
Oscar Robertson02790——9-19—9-10
Arlen Bockhorn01830——8-16—2-2
Bob Boozer014120——6-16—2-2
Adrian Smith01250——4-7—4-5
Tom Hawkins01080——4-11—2-4
Wayne Embry0990——3-14—3-4
Hub Reed0310——1-2—1-1

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

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