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Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings

85Belt meetings
61Celtics wins
24Kings wins
37Title changes

Boston Celtics and Sacramento Kings have met 85 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 1, 1949 to November 17, 2019. The belt changed hands in 37 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 61–24.

Belt gameDateResult
173Feb 1, 1949Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 76–68Defense
187Feb 26, 1949Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 64–59Defense
193Mar 15, 1949Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 86–83Title change
483Jan 1, 1953Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 83–81Title change
487Jan 8, 1953Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 88–85Defense
584Feb 6, 1954Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 104–81Title change
595Feb 23, 1954Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 93–77Title change
598Feb 27, 1954Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 75–74Title change
625Dec 7, 1954Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 95–93Title change
644Jan 9, 1955Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 98–92Defense
654Jan 27, 1955Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 98–92Title change
678Mar 12, 1955Rochester Royals beat Boston Celtics 105–103Defense
810Dec 27, 1956Boston Celtics beat Rochester Royals 97–92Defense
872Nov 8, 1957Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 122–110Defense
902Jan 12, 1958Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 115–97Defense
972Dec 18, 1958Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 104–90Defense
1,000Feb 8, 1959Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 136–117Defense
1,032Oct 17, 1959Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–125Defense
1,035Nov 1, 1959Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 124–109Defense
1,041Nov 15, 1959Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 134–128Defense
1,064Dec 27, 1959Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 122–111Defense
1,067Jan 1, 1960Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 128–115Title change
1,134Nov 20, 1960Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–103Defense
1,151Dec 20, 1960Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 115–112Defense
1,161Jan 5, 1961Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 125–107Title change
1,231Nov 30, 1961Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 133–130Title change
1,232Dec 3, 1961Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 119–96Title change
1,233Dec 6, 1961Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 103–102Defense
1,250Jan 5, 1962Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 124–103Title change
1,265Feb 2, 1962Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 143–124Defense
1,283Feb 28, 1962Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–123Defense
1,336Dec 28, 1962Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 121–113Defense
1,351Jan 23, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 138–133Title change
1,355Jan 31, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 128–125Title change
1,359Feb 5, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 106–96Title change
1,369Feb 19, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–126Title change
1,390Mar 28, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 135–132 PlayoffsDefense
1,391Mar 29, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 125–102 PlayoffsTitle change
1,392Mar 31, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 121–116 PlayoffsTitle change
1,393Apr 3, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 128–110 PlayoffsTitle change
1,394Apr 6, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 125–120 PlayoffsDefense
1,395Apr 7, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 109–99 PlayoffsTitle change
1,396Apr 10, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 142–131 PlayoffsTitle change
1,404Oct 17, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 93–92Defense
1,409Nov 6, 1963Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 139–121Defense
1,410Nov 8, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 116–115Title change
1,428Dec 14, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 108–105Title change
1,433Dec 27, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 91–87Defense
1,447Jan 22, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 109–92Defense
1,453Feb 2, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 119–117Defense
1,472Mar 4, 1964Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 112–108Defense
1,473Mar 5, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 111–101Title change
1,505Dec 10, 1964Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 116–101Defense
1,517Jan 3, 1965Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 89–85Defense
1,523Jan 17, 1965Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 101–98Defense
1,573Oct 16, 1965Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 102–98Defense
1,583Nov 19, 1965Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–103Title change
1,610Jan 21, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 113–96Title change
1,637Mar 20, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 121–104Defense
1,638Mar 23, 1966Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 107–103 PlayoffsTitle change
1,639Mar 26, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 132–125 PlayoffsTitle change
1,640Mar 27, 1966Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 113–107 PlayoffsTitle change
1,641Mar 30, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–103 PlayoffsTitle change
1,642Apr 1, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 112–103 PlayoffsDefense
1,664Nov 10, 1966Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 113–112Defense
1,703Jan 18, 1967Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 119–106Defense
1,729Mar 3, 1967Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 111–104Defense
1,789Dec 22, 1967Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–117Defense
1,865Oct 23, 1968Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 108–101Defense
1,885Dec 7, 1968Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 117–114Title change
1,961Oct 17, 1969Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 110–108Title change
2,008Jan 30, 1970Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 108–103Defense
2,014Feb 8, 1970Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 130–117Defense
2,130Mar 21, 1971Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 135–110Defense
2,143Nov 8, 1971Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–109Defense
2,237Nov 4, 1972Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Boston Celtics 118–107Title change
2,365Jan 2, 1974Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Boston Celtics 109–97Title change
3,327Feb 1, 1984Boston Celtics beat Kansas City Kings 119–110Defense
3,401Nov 24, 1984Boston Celtics beat Kansas City Kings 135–124Defense
4,230Mar 29, 1993Boston Celtics beat Sacramento Kings 110–89Defense
5,646Dec 26, 2007Boston Celtics beat Sacramento Kings 89–69Defense
5,763Jan 28, 2009Boston Celtics beat Sacramento Kings 119–100Defense
5,973Feb 1, 2011Boston Celtics beat Sacramento Kings 95–90Title change
6,167Jan 30, 2013Boston Celtics beat Sacramento Kings 99–81Title change
6,847Nov 17, 2019Sacramento Kings beat Boston Celtics 100–99Title change

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