Belt game 1,659 · October 29, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 138–96 at home to start reign 757 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 28, 1966, with 4 defenses over 184 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on November 5, 1966.
757Reign number
72Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 24 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 8-12 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 5-7 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 12 | 19 | 5 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 4-7 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Barnett | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Kimball | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Watts | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 0 | 26 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 6-7 |
| Lucious Jackson | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 7-9 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 18 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Billy Cunningham | 0 | 17 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 7-9 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-6 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 45 | 13 | 31 | 9 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 5-10 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Matt Guokas | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).