Belt game 1,530 · January 30, 1965
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 97–90 on the road to start reign 695 of the NBA belt, the 104th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 29, 1965, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 3, 1965.
695Reign number
104Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Barnes | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 5-7 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Hoover | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 12 | 38 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 4-12 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).