Belt game 2,668 · February 25, 1977
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Seattle SuperSonics 102–92 on the road to start reign 1,188 of the NBA belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since February 23, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 27, 1977.
1,188Reign number
164Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Weatherspoon | 35 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 19 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 1-3 |
| Fred Brown | 28 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Burleson | 23 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Love | 22 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 31 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Slick Watts | 27 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 0-2 |
| Bruce Seals | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Mike Green | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | — | 2-4 |
| Dean Tolson | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Willie Norwood | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 41 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | — | 4-4 |
| John Havlicek | 42 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 3-3 |
| Sidney Wicks | 37 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Fred Saunders | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Dave Cowens | 42 | 13 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Steve Kuberski | 10 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Kevin Stacom | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Ard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-2 |
| Curtis Rowe | 17 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boswell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).