Belt game 1,775 · November 28, 1967
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 118–111 at home to start reign 796 of the NBA belt, the 124th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 25, 1967, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 2, 1967.
796Reign number
124Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bing | 0 | 28 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-12 |
| John Tresvant | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Joe Strawder | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Terry Dischinger | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Walker | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Eddie Miles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| George Patterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).