Belt game 1,391 · March 29, 1963 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 125–102 on the road to start reign 637 of the NBA belt, the 94th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since March 24, 1963, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 31, 1963.
637Reign number
94Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 41 | 28 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 10-11 |
| Jack Twyman | 33 | 20 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 34 | 13 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 1-2 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 23 | 9 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Adrian Smith | 24 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Enoch Olsen | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Hub Reed | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Boozer | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Dave Piontek | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 44 | 26 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 10-20 | — | 6-9 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 4-5 |
| John Havlicek | 24 | 17 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Sam Jones | 30 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 21 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 5-7 |
| K.C. Jones | 18 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 28 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Cousy | 31 | 4 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Dan Swartz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).