Belt game 1,515 · December 30, 1964
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 121–114 on the road to start reign 691 of the NBA belt, the 103rd for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 27, 1964, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 24 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 23, 1965.
691Reign number
103Team's reign
10Defenses
24Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 48 | 29 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Gus Johnson | 44 | 22 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Si Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 5-6 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 10 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| John Thompson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).