Belt game 1,610 · January 21, 1966
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 113–96 at home to start reign 730 of the NBA belt, the 110th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 3, 1966, with 6 defenses over 18 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 22, 1966.
730Reign number
110Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 42 | 24 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-22 | — | 10-12 |
| Happy Hairston | 38 | 20 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-8 |
| Adrian Smith | 37 | 15 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Jerry Lucas | 46 | 14 | 22 | 2 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Wayne Embry | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-4 |
| Tom Thacker | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-1 |
| George Wilson | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack Twyman | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Connie Dierking | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nelson | 39 | 22 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 2-5 |
| Larry Siegfried | 30 | 20 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 2-3 |
| Sam Jones | 25 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 46 | 16 | 25 | 7 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 6-10 |
| Mel Counts | 22 | 13 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 3-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 41 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 5-6 |
| John Havlicek | 20 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 3-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).