Belt game 1,645 · April 7, 1966 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 111–105 at home to start reign 751 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 30, 1966, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 10, 1966.
751Reign number
71Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 27 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 12-30 | — | 3-3 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 25 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 13-16 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 11 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 6-6 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-1 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 31 | 27 | 4 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 7-17 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 19 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 7-22 | — | 5-6 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 0 | 14 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Gerry Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).