Belt game 1,424 · December 7, 1963
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 114–97 on the road to start reign 653 of the NBA belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 4, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 14, 1963.
653Reign number
99Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Dischinger | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-19 |
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-12 |
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Si Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Rod Thorn | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Don Kojis | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Paul Hogue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).