Belt game 2,618 · November 2, 1976
New Orleans Jazz take the belt
New Orleans Jazz beat Boston Celtics 115–97 at home to start reign 1,157 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 4, 1976, with 5 defenses over 151 days.
New Orleans Jazz held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on November 7, 1976.
1,157Reign number
4Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New Orleans Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Maravich | 45 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 17-40 | — | 9-11 |
| Aaron James | 27 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Nate Williams | 21 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Gail Goodrich | 28 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | — | 0-0 |
| E.C. Coleman | 36 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim McElroy | 23 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Otto Moore | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Paul Griffin | 31 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Rich Kelley | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Behagen | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Cowens | 43 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-27 | — | 0-0 |
| Jojo White | 44 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | — | 1-2 |
| John Havlicek | 33 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Charlie Scott | 37 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Sidney Wicks | 34 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 2-6 |
| Curtis Rowe | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Steve Kuberski | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Stacom | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Cook | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Saunders | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boswell | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).