Belt game 1,396 · April 10, 1963 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 142–131 at home to start reign 641 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since April 7, 1963, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 17, 1963.
641Reign number
96Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 41 | 47 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 18-27 | — | 11-12 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 35 | 31 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 9-11 |
| Bob Cousy | 34 | 21 | 3 | 16 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 20 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 4-6 |
| John Havlicek | 24 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 19 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 5-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 5-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 43 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 11-24 | — | 21-22 |
| Adrian Smith | 22 | 19 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Embry | 33 | 18 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Jack Twyman | 34 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 7-9 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Boozer | 21 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-5 |
| Tom Hawkins | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Hub Reed | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Enoch Olsen | 8 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Piontek | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).