Belt game 1,599 · December 28, 1965
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 102–93 at home to start reign 727 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 25, 1965, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 30, 1965.
727Reign number
68Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 31 | 40 | 6 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 9-12 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 27 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 12-27 | — | 3-4 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 14 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 4-19 | — | 6-8 |
| Billy Cunningham | 0 | 12 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 2-5 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Gerry Ward | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 28 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 8-10 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 8-11 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 12 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 11 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-6 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-4 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Mel Counts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).