Belt game 1,374 · February 26, 1963
San Francisco Warriors take the belt
San Francisco Warriors beat Boston Celtics 128–112 at home to start reign 627 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 24, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
San Francisco Warriors held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 5, 1963.
627Reign number
71Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
San Francisco Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 34 | 30 | 8 | — | — | 15-27 | — | 4-8 |
| Willie Naulls | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 7-7 |
| Guy Rodgers | 39 | 20 | 5 | 13 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Gary Phillips | 35 | 18 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-2 |
| George Lee | 18 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Alvin Attles | 22 | 8 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Hightower | 27 | 6 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Meschery | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Ken Sears | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 20 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 2-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 26 | 17 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Sam Jones | 33 | 17 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 7-8 |
| K.C. Jones | 32 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-3 |
| John Havlicek | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Dan Swartz | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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