Belt game 1,986 · December 12, 1969
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat San Diego Rockets 107–104 at home to start reign 886 of the NBA belt, the 136th for the franchise.
San Diego Rockets had held it since December 10, 1969, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on December 17, 1969.
886Reign number
136Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 38 | 33 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 11-21 | — | 11-11 |
| Bailey Howell | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 6-7 |
| Larry Siegfried | 42 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 31 | 14 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Don Nelson | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 9-10 |
| Emmette Bryant | 32 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Hank Finkel | 39 | 4 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnes | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Rich Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
San Diego Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Kojis | 41 | 26 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 4-8 |
| Elvin Hayes | 46 | 19 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 3-6 |
| Jim Barnett | 34 | 18 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 4-5 |
| Stu Lantz | 29 | 16 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Bernie Williams | 18 | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| John Block | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Toby Kimball | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Bingo Smith | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| John Trapp | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Arthur Williams | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).