Belt game 1,639 · March 26, 1966 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 132–125 on the road to start reign 748 of the NBA belt, the 113th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since March 23, 1966, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 27, 1966.
748Reign number
113Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 42 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 14-15 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 25 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 3-7 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 1-1 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 8-12 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Mel Counts | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 37 | 35 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 13-13 |
| Happy Hairston | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 8-12 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 20 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 4-8 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 10-10 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).