Belt game 2,015 · February 10, 1970
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 122–117 on the road to start reign 900 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 6, 1970, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on February 11, 1970.
900Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nelson | 32 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 11-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Jojo White | 41 | 21 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 3-5 |
| Bailey Howell | 32 | 20 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Steve Kuberski | 31 | 20 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 2-5 |
| John Havlicek | 43 | 13 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Rich Johnson | 28 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Hank Finkel | 20 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-2 |
| Don Chaney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Hawkins | 37 | 35 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 14-20 | — | 7-9 |
| Gail Goodrich | 38 | 22 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 12-14 |
| Jerry Chambers | 15 | 17 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 37 | 17 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 7-7 |
| Paul Silas | 44 | 15 | 21 | 4 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-7 |
| Art Harris | 15 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Fox | 30 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Neal Walk | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 2-4 |
| Stan McKenzie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).