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Belt game 2,311 · April 6, 1973 · playoffs

Atlanta Hawks take the belt

Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 118–105 on the road to start reign 1,012 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since March 25, 1973, with 4 defenses over 12 days.

Atlanta Hawks held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 11, 1973.

1,012Reign number
96Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jojo White4523510——9-20—5-5
Dave Cowens4821183——10-23—1-1
Paul Silas4319120——7-11—5-6
John Havlicek391868——9-22—0-0
Don Chaney19841——4-7—0-0
Arthur Williams22655——3-8—0-0
Steve Kuberski14611——2-7—2-2
Paul Westphal4200——1-4—0-0
Don Nelson6202——1-3—0-0

Atlanta Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Lou Hudson413795——17-31—3-3
Herm Gilliam372545——12-22—1-1
Pete Maravich3824511——11-24—2-2
Walt Bellamy4613121——5-11—3-4
Steve Bracey21933——4-5—1-2
Jim Washington44884——4-10—0-0
George Trapp13230——1-4—0-0

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

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