Belt game 2,686 · April 3, 1977
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 96–90 at home to start reign 1,195 of the NBA belt, the 165th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 29, 1977, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 5, 1977.
1,195Reign number
165Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McGinnis | 28 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | — | 4-10 |
| Julius Erving | 44 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-24 | — | 6-8 |
| World Free | 28 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Doug Collins | 40 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Bryant | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Henry Bibby | 28 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 35 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Mix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jojo White | 42 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Dave Cowens | 40 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | — | 0-0 |
| Sidney Wicks | 25 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 5-6 |
| Fred Saunders | 20 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| John Havlicek | 40 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-17 | — | 4-4 |
| Charlie Scott | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | — | 2-5 |
| Curtis Rowe | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Boswell | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Kevin Stacom | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Kuberski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).