Belt game 1,597 · December 25, 1965
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 113–99 on the road to start reign 726 of the NBA belt, the 109th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 15, 1965, with 2 defenses over 10 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 28, 1965.
726Reign number
109Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nelson | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-16 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 16 | 34 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mel Counts | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Barnes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sloan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Ben Warley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).