Belt game 2,589 · April 4, 1976
Buffalo Braves take the belt
Buffalo Braves beat Boston Celtics 117–114 on the road to start reign 1,145 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 1, 1976, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Buffalo Braves held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 6, 1976.
1,145Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 37 | 27 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11-21 | — | 5-5 |
| John Havlicek | 30 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 7-9 |
| Dave Cowens | 30 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Scott | 31 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | — | 1-2 |
| Paul Silas | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Glenn McDonald | 20 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Stacom | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Ard | 21 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 45 | 45 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18-25 | — | 9-10 |
| Jim McMillian | 38 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | — | 8-11 |
| Randy Smith | 45 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | — | 4-6 |
| Ken Charles | 31 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 1-1 |
| John Shumate | 39 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Dick Gibbs | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Adams | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie DiGregorio | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dale Schlueter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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