Belt game 2,102 · February 2, 1971
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 108–105 at home to start reign 939 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 31, 1971, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on February 5, 1971.
939Reign number
96Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 47 | 22 | 28 | 0 | — | — | 7-26 | — | 8-10 |
| Don Chaney | 35 | 21 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 3-5 |
| John Havlicek | 47 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 8-9 |
| Jojo White | 41 | 18 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 4-5 |
| Steve Kuberski | 24 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Don Nelson | 24 | 10 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Arthur Williams | 20 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Cunningham | 44 | 31 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 9-11 |
| Archie Clark | 41 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 6-9 |
| Jim Washington | 41 | 14 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Hal Greer | 35 | 12 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 6-9 |
| Freddie Crawford | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Fred Foster | 24 | 12 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Lucious Jackson | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-4 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 16 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Bailey Howell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).