Belt game 1,713 · February 3, 1967
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 131–113 on the road to start reign 772 of the NBA belt, the 79th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 17, 1967, with 10 defenses over 17 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on February 5, 1967.
772Reign number
79Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 30 | 27 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 10-26 | — | 7-7 |
| Sam Jones | 33 | 21 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 3-4 |
| Bailey Howell | 35 | 21 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 17 | 17 | 9 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 1-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 4-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-8 |
| Thomas Sanders | 26 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Barnett | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 39 | 41 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 14-17 | — | 13-15 |
| Lou Hudson | 39 | 22 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Bridges | 47 | 20 | 16 | 7 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 10-10 |
| Dick Snyder | 15 | 16 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 47 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Joe Caldwell | 28 | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Silas | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Kron | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).