Belt game 1,886 · December 10, 1968
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 115–101 on the road to start reign 846 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 7, 1968, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 16 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 26, 1968.
846Reign number
28Team's reign
6Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Barnes | 27 | 19 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 7-7 |
| Bailey Howell | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-23 | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 34 | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 4-7 |
| John Havlicek | 36 | 13 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 29 | 12 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Emmette Bryant | 26 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 35 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Monroe | 36 | 23 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10-20 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 39 | 21 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 5-9 |
| Jack Marin | 36 | 19 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Ray Scott | 24 | 17 | 15 | 5 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 7-9 |
| Gus Johnson | 34 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Wes Unseld | 34 | 12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Barry Orms | 19 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Quick | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Manning | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Leroy Ellis | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).