Belt game 1,684 · December 11, 1966
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 117–103 at home to start reign 764 of the NBA belt, the 119th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since November 24, 1966, with 10 defenses over 17 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 15, 1966.
764Reign number
119Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 36 | 24 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 6-9 |
| Billy Cunningham | 32 | 22 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 2-5 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 15 | 24 | 6 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 5-10 |
| Hal Greer | 43 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Larry Costello | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 5-6 |
| Wali Jones | 21 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Lucious Jackson | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 38 | 34 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 14-26 | — | 6-7 |
| Sam Jones | 39 | 23 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 5-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 1-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 39 | 14 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 6-7 |
| Don Nelson | 18 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 1-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 8 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 8 | 19 | 6 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Toby Kimball | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).