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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Wilt Chamberlain4726233——8-16—10-21
Billy Cunningham231624——6-13—4-7
Bill Melchionni201023——5-13—0-0
Chet Walker28931——2-9—5-12
Hal Greer34932——3-5—3-4
Lucious Jackson27670——1-5—4-4
Wali Jones26630——3-7—0-1
Dave Gambee19430——2-11—0-0
Larry Costello16100——0-4—1-2

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
John Havlicek342981——11-24—7-9
Sam Jones302974——12-22—5-5
Bailey Howell3516101——5-14—6-9
Larry Siegfried141042——3-7—4-4
Thomas Sanders21672——3-10—0-0
Bill Russell434263——2-5—0-2
K.C. Jones37354——1-4—1-1
Jim Barnett3200——1-2—0-0
Wayne Embry6220——1-3—0-0
Toby Kimball3220——1-1—0-0
Don Nelson13211——1-5—0-0
Ron Watts1010——0-0—0-0

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

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