Belt game 1,532 · February 3, 1965
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 122–114 on the road to start reign 696 of the NBA belt, the 12th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 30, 1965, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 5, 1965.
696Reign number
12Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 37 | 38 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 15-42 | — | 8-9 |
| Sam Jones | 41 | 23 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 8-31 | — | 7-11 |
| Thomas Sanders | 36 | 20 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 14 | 24 | 6 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-6 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 25 | 10 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 4-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 36 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-1 |
| John Thompson | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ohl | 37 | 30 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Gus Johnson | 41 | 25 | 20 | 4 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 5-9 |
| Walt Bellamy | 42 | 25 | 19 | 3 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 7-8 |
| Kevin Loughery | 37 | 17 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 22 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 6-8 |
| Bailey Howell | 36 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Wali Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Hightower | 17 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).