Belt game 2,131 · October 15, 1971
Golden State Warriors take the belt
Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 97–75 on the road to start reign 946 of the NBA belt, the 91st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 14, 1971, with 3 defenses over 215 days.
Golden State Warriors held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on October 16, 1971.
946Reign number
91Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Mullins | 40 | 28 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Barnett | 26 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Cazzie Russell | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Nate Thurmond | 36 | 11 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3-13 | — | 5-9 |
| Joe Ellis | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Williams | 25 | 7 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Nick Jones | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Clyde Lee | 28 | 4 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Portman | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Odis Allison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Vic Bartolome | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Turner | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 34 | 22 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 11-28 | — | 0-1 |
| Steve Kuberski | 36 | 16 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 2-3 |
| Dave Cowens | 41 | 14 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-3 |
| John Havlicek | 43 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3-15 | — | 0-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Arthur Williams | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Hank Finkel | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Nelson | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Clarence Glover | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Rex Morgan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Chaney | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Garfield Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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