Belt game 1,588 · December 3, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 119–103 on the road to start reign 722 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 19, 1965, with 4 defenses over 14 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 8, 1965.
722Reign number
67Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 41 | 28 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 11-28 | — | 6-6 |
| Mel Counts | 18 | 15 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 13 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 1-2 |
| Ron Bonham | 17 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-6 |
| Don Nelson | 19 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 4-6 |
| Larry Siegfried | 17 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 38 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 28 | 30 | 2 | — | — | 12-19 | — | 4-7 |
| Hal Greer | 43 | 27 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 7-7 |
| Wali Jones | 36 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Chet Walker | 37 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 29 | 15 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Billy Cunningham | 25 | 14 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Al Bianchi | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Gerry Ward | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).