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The 1961–62 season

92 belt games · 42 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1961–62 season. It changed hands 42 times among 9 franchises, 10 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 30.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,214	Oct 21, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 137–102	Defense
1,215	Oct 28, 1961	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 132–102	Defense
1,216	Nov 3, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 112–98	Defense
1,217	Nov 4, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 127–107	Defense
1,218	Nov 9, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Boston Celtics 116–110	Title change
1,219	Nov 10, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 124–118	Defense
1,220	Nov 11, 1961	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 132–119	Title change
1,221	Nov 12, 1961	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 136–126	Title change
1,222	Nov 14, 1961	Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 119–115	Defense
1,223	Nov 15, 1961	Philadelphia Warriors beat Cincinnati Royals 145–133	Title change
1,224	Nov 17, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 125–121	Title change
1,225	Nov 18, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 103–101	Defense
1,226	Nov 21, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–102	Title change
1,227	Nov 24, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 142–135	Defense
1,228	Nov 25, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–103	Defense
1,229	Nov 26, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 107–101	Title change
1,230	Nov 28, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 116–108	Defense
1,231	Nov 30, 1961	Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 133–130	Title change
1,232	Dec 3, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 119–96	Title change
1,233	Dec 6, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 103–102	Defense
1,234	Dec 8, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 123–111	Defense
1,235	Dec 9, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 106–102	Defense
1,236	Dec 13, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 123–113	Defense
1,237	Dec 14, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 123–108	Defense
1,238	Dec 16, 1961	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 130–113	Defense
1,239	Dec 17, 1961	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 117–109	Defense
1,240	Dec 19, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–101	Title change
1,241	Dec 20, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 102–98	Defense
1,242	Dec 23, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 129–126	Defense
1,243	Dec 25, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 141–127	Defense
1,244	Dec 26, 1961	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–117	Title change
1,245	Dec 28, 1961	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 117–109	Defense
1,246	Dec 29, 1961	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 110–100	Title change
1,247	Dec 30, 1961	New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 123–119	Defense
1,248	Jan 2, 1962	New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 110–104	Defense
1,249	Jan 3, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 122–111	Title change
1,250	Jan 5, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 124–103	Title change
1,251	Jan 7, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–95	Defense
1,252	Jan 10, 1962	Chicago Packers beat Boston Celtics 103–90	Title change
1,253	Jan 12, 1962	Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Packers 102–99	Title change
1,254	Jan 13, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 119–112	Title change
1,255	Jan 14, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 119–114	Defense
1,256	Jan 18, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 151–133	Defense
1,257	Jan 20, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 125–124	Defense
1,258	Jan 22, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 115–106	Defense
1,259	Jan 24, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 136–123	Title change
1,260	Jan 25, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 116–112	Defense
1,261	Jan 28, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 124–109	Defense
1,262	Jan 30, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Packers 107–92	Defense
1,263	Jan 31, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 123–122	Defense
1,264	Feb 1, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–115	Title change
1,265	Feb 2, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 143–124	Defense
1,266	Feb 4, 1962	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 130–114	Defense
1,267	Feb 5, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 127–111	Defense
1,268	Feb 6, 1962	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 129–114	Defense
1,269	Feb 8, 1962	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 122–110	Title change
1,270	Feb 9, 1962	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 120–111	Title change
1,271	Feb 10, 1962	Chicago Packers beat New York Knicks 126–111	Title change
1,272	Feb 11, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 148–115	Title change
1,273	Feb 13, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 138–117	Defense
1,274	Feb 14, 1962	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 125–112	Title change
1,275	Feb 16, 1962	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 127–104	Title change
1,276	Feb 18, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 125–99	Title change
1,277	Feb 20, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–96	Title change
1,278	Feb 22, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 134–106	Defense
1,279	Feb 23, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 121–107	Defense
1,280	Feb 24, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 109–86	Defense
1,281	Feb 25, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 110–106	Defense
1,282	Feb 27, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Packers 115–100	Defense
1,283	Feb 28, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–123	Defense
1,284	Mar 2, 1962	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 138–120	Title change
1,285	Mar 3, 1962	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 134–125	Defense
1,286	Mar 4, 1962	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 123–120	Title change
1,287	Mar 6, 1962	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 113–106	Title change
1,288	Mar 7, 1962	Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 119–112	Title change
1,289	Mar 9, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 130–111	Title change
1,290	Mar 11, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–105	Defense
1,291	Mar 13, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Syracuse Nationals 142–110	Defense
1,292	Mar 24, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 117–89 Playoffs	Defense
1,293	Mar 27, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 113–106 Playoffs	Title change
1,294	Mar 28, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 129–114 Playoffs	Title change
1,295	Mar 31, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 110–106 Playoffs	Title change
1,296	Apr 1, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 119–104 Playoffs	Title change
1,297	Apr 3, 1962	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 109–99 Playoffs	Title change
1,298	Apr 5, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 109–107 Playoffs	Title change
1,299	Apr 7, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–108 Playoffs	Defense
1,300	Apr 8, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 129–122 Playoffs	Title change
1,301	Apr 10, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 117–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,302	Apr 11, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,303	Apr 14, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–121 Playoffs	Title change
1,304	Apr 16, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,305	Apr 18, 1962	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–107 Playoffs	Defense

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