Belt game 2,606 · May 16, 1976 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 99–94 at home to start reign 1,154 of the NBA belt, the 162nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since May 11, 1976, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 14 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on May 30, 1976.
1,154Reign number
162Team's reign
3Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Cleamons | 39 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Campy Russell | 23 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Nate Thurmond | 35 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | — | 1-6 |
| Dick Snyder | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Brewer | 40 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Austin Carr | 23 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Bingo Smith | 33 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | — | 2-3 |
| John Lambert | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Luke Witte | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 48 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9-23 | — | 8-8 |
| Charlie Scott | 43 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-21 | — | 2-2 |
| Jojo White | 42 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Don Nelson | 28 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 5-6 |
| Steve Kuberski | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | — | 1-3 |
| Paul Silas | 41 | 6 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| John Havlicek | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Stacom | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).