Belt game 2,133 · October 19, 1971
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 134–114 at home to start reign 948 of the NBA belt, the 142nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since October 16, 1971, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on October 26, 1971.
948Reign number
142Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Monroe | 36 | 28 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9-24 | — | 10-14 |
| Jack Marin | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Stan Love | 32 | 16 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Terry Driscoll | 26 | 14 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 4-6 |
| Phil Chenier | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Gary Zeller | 34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 2-3 |
| John Tresvant | 23 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Rich Rinaldi | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Dorie Murrey | 22 | 1 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 0-5 | — | 1-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 35 | 26 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 13-25 | — | 0-1 |
| Don Chaney | 32 | 18 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 6-7 |
| John Havlicek | 34 | 16 | 9 | 7 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 2-3 |
| Dave Cowens | 30 | 15 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Don Nelson | 21 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Steve Kuberski | 28 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Arthur Williams | 16 | 10 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Clarence Glover | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Rex Morgan | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-4 |
| Garfield Smith | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Hank Finkel | 13 | 3 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).