Belt game 1,702 · January 17, 1967
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 109–101 on the road to start reign 771 of the NBA belt, the 120th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since January 15, 1967, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 17 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 3, 1967.
771Reign number
120Team's reign
10Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 12 | 20 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Sloan | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Jim Washington | 0 | 13 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Guy Rodgers | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mccoy McLemore | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Keith Erickson | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Erwin Mueller | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| George Wilson | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Don Kojis | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| John Clemens | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Schellhase | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).