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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones02700————1-1
Larry Siegfried02500————5-5
John Havlicek02100————5-6
Bailey Howell01600————2-3
Bill Russell3111162————3-3
Don Nelson01100————1-1
Toby Kimball0900————1-3
K.C. Jones0700————1-2
Thomas Sanders0600————0-0
Wayne Embry0500————1-2
Ron Watts0400————0-0
Jim Barnett0100——0-0—1-1

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dick Van Arsdale02400————6-8
Cazzie Russell01800————2-2
Willis Reed01700————1-3
Emmette Bryant01300————1-2
Henry Akin01300————1-1
Walt Bellamy01000————4-5
Dave Stallworth0900————5-7
Wayne Molis0400————0-0
Freddie Crawford0400————0-0
Neil Johnson0200————0-1
Howard Komives0000——0-0—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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