Belt game 2,105 · February 7, 1971
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 104–96 at home to start reign 941 of the NBA belt, the 140th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 5, 1971, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 10, 1971.
941Reign number
140Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 46 | 32 | 14 | 4 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 10-10 |
| Chet Walker | 41 | 25 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 7-8 |
| Jerry Sloan | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-18 | — | 4-6 |
| Jim Fox | 25 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Weiss | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Matt Guokas | 45 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim King | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 32 | 12 | 8 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 10-12 |
| Jojo White | 37 | 24 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 4-4 |
| Don Chaney | 30 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 6-6 |
| Hank Finkel | 34 | 10 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Cowens | 36 | 9 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Nelson | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-2 |
| Steve Kuberski | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Dinwiddie | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Arthur Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Garfield Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).