Belt game 1,850 · April 5, 1968 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 127–118 on the road to start reign 831 of the NBA belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 31, 1968, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 10, 1968.
831Reign number
128Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 33 | 25 | 5 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 5-11 |
| Chet Walker | 34 | 31 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 9-20 |
| Hal Greer | 45 | 27 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 12-33 | — | 3-4 |
| Wali Jones | 31 | 11 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 3-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 31 | 6 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Green | 27 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 21 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 46 | 35 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 11-12 |
| Sam Jones | 40 | 28 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 6-8 |
| Bailey Howell | 35 | 24 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 22 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 46 | 11 | 22 | 4 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 1-4 |
| Larry Siegfried | 22 | 9 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Nelson | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Mal Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).