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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 23 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 9-10 |
| Jack Twyman | 27 | 18 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Adrian Smith | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Hawkins | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Hub Reed | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 4-5 |
| Dave Piontek | 23 | 11 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Wayne Embry | 32 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 32 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Boozer | 35 | 10 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 4-4 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 28 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 8-9 |
| Bob Cousy | 36 | 26 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 6-6 |
| Sam Jones | 36 | 23 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 19 | 28 | 5 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 3-6 |
| Frank Ramsey | 23 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-4 |
| John Havlicek | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 27 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 16 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).