Belt game 1,666 · November 12, 1966
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 115–92 at home to start reign 759 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 5, 1966, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 21, 1966.
759Reign number
77Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 25 | 14 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 0-1 |
| Bailey Howell | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 4-9 |
| Sam Jones | 30 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Wayne Embry | 10 | 12 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Russell | 40 | 11 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 5-7 |
| Larry Siegfried | 15 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Barnett | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Toby Kimball | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| K.C. Jones | 31 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Nelson | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Watts | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-3 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bridges | 38 | 25 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Lou Hudson | 16 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 11-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Caldwell | 34 | 19 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 35 | 19 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 3-9 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 37 | 10 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Paul Silas | 34 | 8 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Thorn | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Dick Snyder | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Kron | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hoover | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).