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Belt game 1,373 · February 24, 1963

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–109 on the road to start reign 626 of the NBA belt, the 92nd for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since February 22, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 26, 1963.

626Reign number
92Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones02820——10-17—8-10
Bill Russell022170——9-16—4-5
Tom Heinsohn01980——8-14—3-4
John Havlicek01540——6-9—3-5
Frank Ramsey01510——5-12—5-5
Bob Cousy0720——2-10—3-3
K.C. Jones0610——3-7—0-0
Thomas Sanders0420——2-9—0-0
Jim Loscutoff0220——1-4—0-0
Clyde Lovellette0140——0-5—1-3
Dan Swartz0000——0-0—0-0

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor025120——6-19—13-16
Dick Barnett01940——6-18—7-9
Leroy Ellis016190——3-11—10-12
Rudy LaRusso014120——4-13—6-11
Frank Selvy01140——5-9—1-2
Rod Hundley01150——5-13—1-1
Jim Krebs01050——5-6—0-0
Gene Wiley0370——1-5—1-3
Ron Horn0030——0-2—0-0

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

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