Belt game 1,393 · April 3, 1963 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 128–110 on the road to start reign 639 of the NBA belt, the 95th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since March 31, 1963, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on April 7, 1963.
639Reign number
95Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 46 | 26 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 10-12 |
| Sam Jones | 29 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 26 | 20 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 34 | 19 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 9-9 |
| John Havlicek | 24 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 46 | 25 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 9-11 |
| Wayne Embry | 31 | 18 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack Twyman | 31 | 14 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 8-8 |
| Tom Hawkins | 23 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Hub Reed | 20 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 34 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Boozer | 25 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-6 |
| Dave Piontek | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Adrian Smith | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Enoch Olsen | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).