Belt game 1,854 · April 15, 1968 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 122–104 on the road to start reign 833 of the NBA belt, the 129th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 10, 1968, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 24, 1968.
833Reign number
129Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 28 | 30 | 7 | — | — | 11-21 | — | 6-11 |
| Hal Greer | 44 | 20 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 8-9 |
| Matt Guokas | 28 | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 2-5 |
| Chet Walker | 37 | 12 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 6-8 |
| Johnny Green | 25 | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Wali Jones | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Lucious Jackson | 34 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Melchionni | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-3 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 37 | 37 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 15-27 | — | 7-11 |
| John Havlicek | 48 | 29 | 9 | 10 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 9-12 |
| Don Nelson | 28 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Bailey Howell | 39 | 14 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 2-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 8 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 5-5 |
| Tom Thacker | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mal Graham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).