Belt game 1,723 · February 21, 1967
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 143–114 on the road to start reign 777 of the NBA belt, the 121st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 16, 1967, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 14 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on March 7, 1967.
777Reign number
121Team's reign
8Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| John Havlicek | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bill Russell | 31 | 11 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Toby Kimball | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Ron Watts | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Van Arsdale | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Cazzie Russell | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Willis Reed | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Henry Akin | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Dave Stallworth | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Wayne Molis | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Freddie Crawford | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Neil Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).