Belt game 1,686 · December 16, 1966
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat St. Louis Hawks 124–113 at home to start reign 766 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 15, 1966, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 20 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 5, 1967.
766Reign number
74Team's reign
9Defenses
20Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Hudson | 0 | 27 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 3-3 |
| Paul Silas | 0 | 17 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 1-3 |
| Rod Thorn | 0 | 15 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill Bridges | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Dick Snyder | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hoover | 0 | 7 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Joe Caldwell | 0 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-11 | — | 4-6 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Kron | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 45 | 22 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 9-11 | — | 4-9 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8-22 | — | 3-4 |
| Lucious Jackson | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 17 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 1-2 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 0 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-4 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Billy Cunningham | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 5-5 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).