Belt game 1,662 · November 5, 1966
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–87 at home to start reign 758 of the NBA belt, the 118th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since October 29, 1966, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 12, 1966.
758Reign number
118Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 47 | 26 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 10-21 |
| Billy Cunningham | 23 | 16 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-7 |
| Bill Melchionni | 20 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Chet Walker | 28 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 5-12 |
| Hal Greer | 34 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Lucious Jackson | 27 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Wali Jones | 26 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 34 | 29 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 11-24 | — | 7-9 |
| Sam Jones | 30 | 29 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 5-5 |
| Bailey Howell | 35 | 16 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-9 |
| Larry Siegfried | 14 | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 21 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 43 | 4 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-2 |
| K.C. Jones | 37 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Barnett | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Kimball | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Watts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).