Belt game 1,748 · April 11, 1967 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 140–116 at home to start reign 784 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 9, 1967, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on April 18, 1967.
784Reign number
76Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 47 | 32 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 12-28 | — | 8-11 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 47 | 29 | 36 | 13 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 9-17 |
| Chet Walker | 42 | 26 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 8-9 |
| Wali Jones | 28 | 23 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 3-6 |
| Billy Cunningham | 23 | 21 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 11-12 |
| Lucious Jackson | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Matt Guokas | 23 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 38 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 16-36 | — | 6-8 |
| Larry Siegfried | 42 | 24 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Sam Jones | 38 | 19 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 1-2 |
| Bailey Howell | 26 | 15 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Barnett | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 42 | 4 | 21 | 7 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).