Belt game 2,127 · March 14, 1971
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 117–104 at home to start reign 945 of the NBA belt, the 141st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since March 9, 1971, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 215 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on October 15, 1971.
945Reign number
141Team's reign
3Defenses
215Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 36 | 23 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 9-11 |
| Jim King | 30 | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Fox | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Chet Walker | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Jerry Sloan | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 21 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Matt Guokas | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Ruffner | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Johnny Baum | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Jimmy Collins | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Nelson | 37 | 36 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 15-22 | — | 6-7 |
| John Havlicek | 48 | 27 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 5-6 |
| Don Chaney | 45 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Bill Dinwiddie | 16 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Cowens | 34 | 9 | 15 | 7 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-5 |
| Hank Finkel | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Steve Kuberski | 29 | 4 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Rex Morgan | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Garfield Smith | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).