Belt game 2,551 · January 20, 1976
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 98–85 at home to start reign 1,123 of the NBA belt, the 7th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 16, 1976, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on January 28, 1976.
1,123Reign number
7Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 37 | 21 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Jojo White | 43 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-20 | — | 2-3 |
| Charlie Scott | 37 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Cowens | 39 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | — | 3-4 |
| Paul Silas | 35 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Steve Kuberski | 9 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Glenn McDonald | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Stacom | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Don Nelson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bingo Smith | 31 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12-20 | — | 0-0 |
| Campy Russell | 20 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Chones | 34 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 23 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 5-7 |
| Jim Cleamons | 38 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Brewer | 41 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Austin Carr | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Dick Snyder | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| John Lambert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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