Belt game 1,747 · April 9, 1967 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–117 at home to start reign 783 of the NBA belt, the 122nd for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 22, 1967, with 5 defenses over 18 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 11, 1967.
783Reign number
122Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 41 | 32 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 13-28 | — | 6-6 |
| John Havlicek | 48 | 31 | 13 | 4 | — | — | 13-30 | — | 5-5 |
| Larry Siegfried | 33 | 18 | 5 | 11 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Bailey Howell | 31 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 3-8 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 9 | 28 | 5 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 5-9 |
| K.C. Jones | 21 | 6 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucious Jackson | 41 | 29 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Hal Greer | 48 | 28 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 8-11 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 20 | 22 | 10 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 4-10 |
| Chet Walker | 39 | 18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 6-8 |
| Matt Guokas | 26 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Wali Jones | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 5-6 |
| Billy Cunningham | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-8 | — | 4-5 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).