Belt game 2,145 · November 12, 1971
Phoenix Suns take the belt
Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 128–119 at home to start reign 953 of the NBA belt, the 6th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 5, 1971, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Phoenix Suns held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 16, 1971.
953Reign number
6Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 26 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 11-26 | — | 4-4 |
| Jojo White | 37 | 25 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9-23 | — | 7-8 |
| Dave Cowens | 43 | 16 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Don Nelson | 28 | 14 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-6 |
| Don Chaney | 32 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Arthur Williams | 21 | 10 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Hank Finkel | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Clarence Glover | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Hawkins | 39 | 33 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 11-13 |
| Clem Haskins | 43 | 31 | 10 | 8 | — | — | 14-20 | — | 3-4 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 33 | 16 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 8-9 |
| Neal Walk | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Paul Silas | 43 | 12 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Otto Moore | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Dennis Layton | 13 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-4 |
| John Wetzel | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Mel Counts | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Art Harris | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).