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Belt game 1,359 · February 5, 1963

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 106–96 on the road to start reign 619 of the NBA belt, the 90th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since February 3, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 6, 1963.

619Reign number
90Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson022136——6-17—10-12
Bob Boozer015140——5-10—5-7
Tom Hawkins01470——5-10—4-6
Arlen Bockhorn01340——5-12—3-3
Jack Twyman01280——6-15—0-0
Wayne Embry01290——4-12—4-5
Adrian Smith0410——1-6—2-3
Hub Reed0240——1-6—0-0
Dave Piontek0220——1-3—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones02740——11-20—5-6
Bill Russell022298——8-22—6-10
Bob Cousy01910——6-13—7-8
John Havlicek01740——7-16—3-3
Frank Ramsey01150——5-13—1-1
Thomas Sanders0680——3-8—0-1
K.C. Jones0230——1-6—0-0
Jim Loscutoff0230——1-3—0-1
Dan Swartz0020——0-0—0-0

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

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