Belt game 1,590 · December 8, 1965
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia 76ers 129–127 at home to start reign 723 of the NBA belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since December 3, 1965, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 11, 1965.
723Reign number
18Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 46 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 19-40 | — | 8-12 |
| Billy Cunningham | 34 | 24 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 8-11 |
| Wali Jones | 37 | 14 | 4 | 10 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 0-0 |
| Hal Greer | 46 | 12 | 5 | 8 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucious Jackson | 22 | 11 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 5-7 |
| Chet Walker | 32 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Gambee | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Gerry Ward | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 35 | 31 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 12-20 | — | 7-8 |
| Don Ohl | 48 | 28 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 4-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 40 | 23 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 9-11 |
| Kevin Loughery | 35 | 13 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 1-3 |
| Ben Warley | 23 | 12 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Barnes | 21 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Johnny Green | 17 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Egan | 13 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Ferry | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).