Belt game 2,569 · February 25, 1976
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 103–102 at home to start reign 1,132 of the NBA belt, the 158th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 23, 1976, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 3, 1976.
1,132Reign number
158Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 45 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 10-22 | — | 1-1 |
| John Havlicek | 29 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Charlie Scott | 36 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 4-5 |
| Dave Cowens | 42 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 7-22 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Silas | 36 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Glenn McDonald | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Kevin Stacom | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvin Murphy | 36 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 12-12 |
| John Johnson | 37 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Newlin | 44 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 7-8 |
| Kevin Kunnert | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | — | 2-4 |
| Joe Meriweather | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Ratleff | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Riley | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).