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Belt game 1,392 · March 31, 1963 · playoffs

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 121–116 on the road to start reign 638 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since March 29, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 3, 1963.

638Reign number
55Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson4823128——7-21—9-10
Jack Twyman271874——7-13—4-4
Adrian Smith161322——5-10—3-4
Tom Hawkins111251——5-10—2-2
Hub Reed161261——4-7—4-5
Dave Piontek231180——5-8—1-1
Wayne Embry321062——4-11—2-3
Arlen Bockhorn321033——4-10—2-5
Bob Boozer3510141——3-11—4-4

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Heinsohn302860——10-17—8-9
Bob Cousy362637——10-25—6-6
Sam Jones3623102——10-25—3-5
Bill Russell4819285——8-20—3-6
Frank Ramsey23931——3-4—3-4
John Havlicek19640——3-10—0-1
Thomas Sanders27461——1-8—2-3
K.C. Jones16131——0-4—1-1
Clyde Lovellette5000——0-2—0-0

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

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