Belt game 1,867 · October 29, 1968
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 103–97 on the road to start reign 838 of the NBA belt, the 5th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 30, 1968, with 5 defenses over 182 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on October 31, 1968.
838Reign number
5Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 17 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 9-16 |
| Bailey Howell | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 4-5 |
| John Havlicek | 30 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Sam Jones | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 35 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 2-4 |
| Larry Siegfried | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Don Nelson | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Emmette Bryant | 23 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Mal Graham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn Robinson | 36 | 22 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 4-6 |
| Jerry Sloan | 37 | 20 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 8-10 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 38 | 19 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Boozer | 35 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Clem Haskins | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Washington | 34 | 9 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 5-9 |
| Erwin Mueller | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Newmark | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Clemens | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Loy Petersen | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).