Belt game 1,826 · February 24, 1968
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Seattle SuperSonics 141–137 at home to start reign 817 of the NBA belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since February 23, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 3, 1968.
817Reign number
127Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 38 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 15-23 | — | 8-10 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 24 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 6-8 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 22 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 6-8 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 20 | 6 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 2-7 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 14 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 12 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 6-7 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 9 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Hazzard | 0 | 38 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 16-36 | — | 6-10 |
| Bob Rule | 0 | 33 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 14-21 | — | 5-7 |
| Rod Thorn | 0 | 19 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Meschery | 0 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 3-6 |
| Al Tucker | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| George Wilson | 0 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Kron | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Weiss | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Dorie Murrey | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 3-3 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).