Belt game 2,572 · March 3, 1976
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 123–110 at home to start reign 1,133 of the NBA belt, the 108th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 25, 1976, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on March 6, 1976.
1,133Reign number
108Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Collins | 38 | 38 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-19 | — | 8-10 |
| Fred Carter | 41 | 31 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 9-11 |
| George McGinnis | 45 | 28 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 12-16 |
| Joe Bryant | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Leroy Ellis | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lee | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Steve Mix | 30 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| World Free | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Harvey Catchings | 14 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Connie Norman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 40 | 24 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 8-11 |
| Paul Silas | 31 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 4-4 |
| John Havlicek | 25 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Charlie Scott | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Kevin Stacom | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Boswell | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 3-5 |
| Jerome Anderson | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | — | 2-5 |
| Jojo White | 32 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Don Nelson | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Glenn McDonald | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).