Belt game 1,893 · December 26, 1968
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 125–120 at home to start reign 847 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 10, 1968, with 6 defenses over 16 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 9 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 4, 1969.
847Reign number
88Team's reign
3Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 36 | 34 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 12-25 | — | 10-12 |
| Billy Cunningham | 44 | 31 | 15 | 8 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 7-9 |
| Hal Greer | 40 | 21 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 43 | 12 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Archie Clark | 26 | 11 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Wali Jones | 30 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Shaler Halimon | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Craig Raymond | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Marin | 40 | 33 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 14-22 | — | 5-7 |
| Kevin Loughery | 44 | 23 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 5-7 |
| Earl Monroe | 45 | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 6-9 |
| Ray Scott | 30 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Leroy Ellis | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Wes Unseld | 31 | 10 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Ed Manning | 21 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Barry Orms | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).