Belt game 1,760 · October 28, 1967
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 104–95 at home to start reign 789 of the NBA belt, the 123rd for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 24, 1967, with 5 defenses over 187 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 4, 1967.
789Reign number
123Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 34 | 17 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 8-26 | — | 1-1 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 16 | 27 | 9 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 2-16 |
| Hal Greer | 42 | 14 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5-18 | — | 4-5 |
| Wali Jones | 22 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Billy Cunningham | 26 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 26 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Lucious Jackson | 36 | 9 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 5-6 |
| Matt Guokas | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 33 | 23 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 5-6 |
| John Havlicek | 33 | 19 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 3-4 |
| Bailey Howell | 37 | 16 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Siegfried | 34 | 12 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 28 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 23 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Russell | 28 | 8 | 16 | 3 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Wayne Embry | 29 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).