Belt game 2,587 · April 1, 1976
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 95–88 on the road to start reign 1,144 of the NBA belt, the 159th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since March 27, 1976, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Clippers on April 4, 1976.
1,144Reign number
159Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campy Russell | 25 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Cleamons | 40 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Chones | 32 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Bingo Smith | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Snyder | 36 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Austin Carr | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Jim Brewer | 35 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Nate Thurmond | 16 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 1-3 |
| John Lambert | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Scott | 39 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Dave Cowens | 38 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | — | 2-2 |
| John Havlicek | 35 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 3-3 |
| Glenn McDonald | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Stacom | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 33 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jojo White | 35 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).