Belt game 4,848 · December 4, 1999
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 77–74 at home to start reign 2,141 of the NBA belt, the 164th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 3, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on December 6, 1999.
2,141Reign number
164Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 40 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 2-6 | 2-5 |
| Tony Battie | 33 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Antoine Walker | 34 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-19 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Anderson | 36 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-3 | 2-4 |
| Eric Williams | 27 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Adrian Griffin | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doug Overton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyrone Hill | 34 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| George Lynch | 39 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Larry Hughes | 17 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Matt Geiger | 19 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron McKie | 30 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-2 | 3-5 |
| Eric Snow | 34 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Billy Owens | 25 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Ollie | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Theo Ratliff | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jumaine Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).