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Belt game 1,641 · March 30, 1966 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–103 on the road to start reign 750 of the NBA belt, the 114th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since March 27, 1966, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 7, 1966.

750Reign number
114Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones03232——12-19—8-12
Thomas Sanders02873——12-19—4-7
John Havlicek018128——8-20—2-2
Larry Siegfried01612——4-11—8-9
K.C. Jones0836——1-4—6-8
Bill Russell08265——3-11—2-3
Don Nelson0632——2-3—2-2
Willie Naulls0410——0-1—4-5

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson0341311——11-25—12-13
Jerry Lucas022173——8-16—6-8
Adrian Smith01110——5-11—1-2
Jon McGlocklin01123——5-12—1-1
Wayne Embry07120——3-7—1-4
Happy Hairston0720——3-11—1-2
Tom Hawkins0411——2-5—0-0
Tom Thacker0323——1-5—1-2
Jack Twyman0210——1-3—0-1
George Wilson3210——1-1—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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