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Belt game 2,313 · April 11, 1973 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 108–101 at home to start reign 1,013 of the NBA belt, the 149th for the franchise.

Atlanta Hawks had held it since April 6, 1973, with 1 defense over 5 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 18, 1973.

1,013Reign number
149Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score

Atlanta Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Pete Maravich423475——12-32—10-13
Lou Hudson482385——8-21—7-8
Walt Bellamy4616162——6-15—4-10
Herm Gilliam32856——3-10—2-2
Steve Bracey22814——3-8—2-3
George Trapp19740——2-3—3-5
Jim Washington31560——2-6—1-2

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
John Havlicek4832611——10-28—12-14
Jojo White472865——12-25—4-4
Don Nelson221620——2-4—12-13
Dave Cowens4414204——7-23—0-0
Paul Silas406163——3-5—0-0
Arthur Williams17612——2-5—2-2
Don Chaney13622——2-5—2-2
Hank Finkel4010——0-0—0-0
Steve Kuberski2000——0-0—0-0
Paul Westphal3000——0-1—0-0

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

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