Belt game 1,510 · December 17, 1964
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 113–112 on the road to start reign 688 of the NBA belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 8, 1964, with 5 defenses over 9 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 19, 1964.
688Reign number
73Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 34 | 23 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8-24 | — | 7-8 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 37 | 20 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 19 | 26 | 4 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Sam Jones | 27 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 24 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 29 | 12 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 2-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 4-5 |
| John Thompson | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Siegfried | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 41 | 22 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Egan | 36 | 21 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 5-5 |
| Len Chappell | 21 | 21 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 7-12 |
| Jim Barnes | 39 | 15 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Howard Komives | 37 | 12 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 0-2 |
| Johnny Green | 31 | 10 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Emmette Bryant | 23 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Boozer | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).