Belt game 1,988 · December 17, 1969
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 124–106 on the road to start reign 887 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 12, 1969, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 10 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 27, 1969.
887Reign number
4Team's reign
3Defenses
10Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hank Finkel | 35 | 23 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 10-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 30 | 18 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 2-2 |
| John Havlicek | 33 | 14 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Bailey Howell | 19 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 6-7 |
| Don Nelson | 15 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 31 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Emmette Bryant | 28 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jojo White | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Chaney | 15 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Barnes | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Rich Johnson | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 45 | 29 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 1-2 |
| Flynn Robinson | 42 | 27 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 9-11 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 36 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Dandridge | 23 | 19 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Greg Smith | 34 | 9 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Len Chappell | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Zaid Abdul-Aziz | 15 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Freddie Crawford | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Guy Rodgers | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Greacen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Cunningham | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).