Belt game 2,101 · January 31, 1971
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 132–126 at home to start reign 938 of the NBA belt, the 139th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since January 30, 1971, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 2, 1971.
938Reign number
139Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 46 | 31 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 9-9 |
| Steve Kuberski | 21 | 18 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Don Nelson | 31 | 17 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 7-9 |
| Jojo White | 35 | 17 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Dave Cowens | 33 | 16 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 8-11 |
| Don Chaney | 37 | 16 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 7-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Hank Finkel | 14 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 3-6 |
| Arthur Williams | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Garfield Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 44 | 32 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 12-13 |
| Hal Greer | 45 | 29 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10-29 | — | 9-9 |
| Billy Cunningham | 44 | 26 | 14 | 11 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 6-9 |
| Jim Washington | 40 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 31 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Bailey Howell | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 4-6 |
| Freddie Crawford | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Foster | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucious Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).