Belt game 1,356 · February 1, 1963
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 125–111 on the road to start reign 617 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 31, 1963, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on February 3, 1963.
617Reign number
58Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 7-9 |
| Hal Greer | 23 | 19 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 7-8 |
| Lee Shaffer | 29 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 8-10 |
| Len Chappell | 20 | 15 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Gambee | 19 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 2-4 |
| Johnny Kerr | 28 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Paul Neumann | 30 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Al Bianchi | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Dolph Schayes | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Costello | 18 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sanders | 30 | 22 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 26 | 20 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 8-10 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 17 | 32 | 5 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 3-10 |
| John Havlicek | 29 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Jones | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 23 | 7 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 3-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 29 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).