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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell4626217——8-18—10-12
Sam Jones292040——9-17—2-3
Bob Cousy262026——8-16—4-4
Tom Heinsohn3419130——8-23—3-3
Frank Ramsey261730——4-9—9-9
John Havlicek241250——6-9—0-0
K.C. Jones23820——4-8—0-0
Thomas Sanders24340——1-3—1-1
Jim Loscutoff8350——1-5—1-1

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson4625156——8-23—9-11
Wayne Embry3118150——7-13—4-4
Jack Twyman3114130——3-13—8-8
Tom Hawkins231360——4-9—5-7
Hub Reed201160——4-7—3-4
Arlen Bockhorn341025——4-10—2-5
Bob Boozer25950——3-9—3-6
Dave Piontek10420——2-3—0-0
Adrian Smith16400——2-8—0-0
Enoch Olsen4210——1-1—0-0

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

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