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Belt game 1,846 · March 27, 1968 · playoffs

Philadelphia 76ers take the belt

Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 138–132 at home to start reign 828 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since March 23, 1968, with 0 defenses over 4 days.

Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 30, 1968.

828Reign number
85Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Philadelphia 76ers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Chet Walker4832121——13-26—6-7
Hal Greer492747——8-16—11-12
Billy Cunningham3224125——11-19—2-2
Wilt Chamberlain5818248——8-10—2-13
Wali Jones351564——4-14—7-10
Lucious Jackson271491——6-13—2-4
Matt Guokas36863——2-5—4-6
Bill Melchionni5001——0-1—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Cazzie Russell524051——17-27—6-8
Dick Barnett403034——13-26—4-8
Walt Bellamy5822195——10-24—2-7
Willis Reed331442——6-10—2-4
Howard Komives28953——3-5—3-4
Walt Frazier43979——2-8—5-7
Phil Jackson26590——2-9—1-2
Emmette Bryant6200——1-1—0-0
Bill Bradley4120——0-1—1-3

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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