Belt game 2,007 · January 28, 1970
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 112–100 at home to start reign 896 of the NBA belt, the 137th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since January 26, 1970, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 31, 1970.
896Reign number
137Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 4-5 |
| John Havlicek | 42 | 22 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 6-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 38 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Hank Finkel | 30 | 15 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Bailey Howell | 25 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Don Nelson | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Siegfried | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnes | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Steve Kuberski | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rich Johnson | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Emmette Bryant | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 45 | 30 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 10-11 |
| Billy Cunningham | 45 | 21 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 3-5 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 33 | 14 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 6-7 |
| Wali Jones | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Washington | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Matt Guokas | 31 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Hetzel | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| George Wilson | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Carlos Ogden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).