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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

Philadelphia 76ers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Lucious Jackson4129181——12-21—5-5
Hal Greer482864——10-17—8-11
Wilt Chamberlain48202210——8-18—4-10
Chet Walker391861——6-16—6-8
Matt Guokas261112——4-9—3-4
Wali Jones22710——1-7—5-6
Billy Cunningham16440——0-8—4-5

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones413271——13-28—6-6
John Havlicek4831134——13-30—5-5
Larry Siegfried3318511——6-18—6-7
Bailey Howell311771——7-14—3-8
Bill Russell489285——2-7—5-9
K.C. Jones21603——3-6—0-0
Wayne Embry4410——2-6—0-0
Don Nelson6210——1-3—0-0
Thomas Sanders7220——1-4—0-0
Jim Barnett1000——0-0—0-0

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

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