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Belt game 2,301 · March 16, 1973

Baltimore Bullets take the belt

Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 103–97 at home to start reign 1,009 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since March 9, 1973, with 2 defenses over 7 days.

Baltimore Bullets held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on March 21, 1973.

1,009Reign number
40Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Baltimore Bullets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elvin Hayes4429170——13-30—3-5
Phil Chenier322032——8-13—4-4
Mike Riordan451722——8-15—1-1
Archie Clark321473——4-11—6-6
Wes Unseld449175——2-6—5-6
Kevin Porter25805——4-10—0-1
Dave Stallworth10422——2-4—0-0
Stan Love8240——0-0—2-2

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dave Cowens4223192——11-18—1-2
John Havlicek462264——7-18—8-10
Jojo White431655——7-23—2-2
Don Chaney341432——5-12—4-4
Don Nelson161161——5-8—1-1
Paul Silas334124——2-7—0-2
Steve Kuberski5310——1-3—1-2
Paul Westphal10212——1-4—0-0
Thomas Sanders5200——0-0—2-2
Arthur Williams6000——0-1—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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