Belt game 2,558 · February 1, 1976
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 114–109 on the road to start reign 1,127 of the NBA belt, the 157th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since January 30, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 8, 1976.
1,127Reign number
157Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis Rowe | 43 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Lanier | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | — | 2-5 |
| Al Eberhard | 17 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Howard Porter | 21 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 0-0 |
| George Trapp | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Archie Clark | 17 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Chris Ford | 29 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Eric Money | 31 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| John Mengelt | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Earl Williams | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Lindsay Hairston | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 39 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12-25 | — | 5-5 |
| Dave Cowens | 45 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | — | 5-7 |
| Jojo White | 35 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 4-5 |
| John Havlicek | 30 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Silas | 25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Kevin Stacom | 22 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Don Nelson | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 18 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Glenn McDonald | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).