Belt game 1,830 · March 3, 1968
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 133–127 on the road to start reign 818 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 24, 1968, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 6, 1968.
818Reign number
81Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 38 | 35 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 17-27 | — | 1-2 |
| John Havlicek | 43 | 21 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 9-9 |
| Larry Siegfried | 28 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 9-10 |
| Tom Thacker | 20 | 14 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 12 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Don Nelson | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 6-7 |
| Thomas Sanders | 21 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Mal Graham | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Jones | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Embry | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 48 | 43 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 13-22 | — | 17-21 |
| Chet Walker | 35 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 8-12 |
| Wali Jones | 21 | 18 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 17 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 5-10 |
| Lucious Jackson | 31 | 12 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 4-8 |
| Billy Cunningham | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny Green | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).