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Belt game 1,476 · March 12, 1964

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 140–120 at home to start reign 674 of the NBA belt, the 101st for the franchise.

Detroit Pistons had held it since March 10, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 18, 1964.

674Reign number
101Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Clyde Lovellette1721100——8-19—5-5
Willie Naulls251980——8-15—3-4
K.C. Jones261836——8-18—2-2
John Havlicek251770——7-18—3-7
Sam Jones261746——8-12—1-1
Larry Siegfried121050——4-9—2-2
Tom Heinsohn281066——4-15—2-3
Bill Russell3110170——4-13—2-3
Thomas Sanders218100——4-11—0-0
Frank Ramsey12650——2-5—2-3
Jim Loscutoff10410——2-4—0-0
Johnny McCarthy7020——0-1—0-0

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bailey Howell311960——7-15—5-6
Jackie Moreland291850——7-16—4-6
Reggie Harding311780——7-13—3-4
Bob Ferry171540——7-11—1-2
Ray Scott271370——5-17—3-3
Eddie Miles10820——4-9—0-0
Donnie Butcher23890——3-6—2-2
Bob Duffy11806——3-11—2-3
Don Ohl27630——3-7—0-0
Willie Jones25640——3-9—0-0
Darrall Imhoff9220——0-1—2-2

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

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