Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
NBA belt games · Boston Celtics, Philadelphia 76ers

Sam Jones

Played in 436 belt games from October 22, 1957 to May 5, 1969, winning 316. Helped take the belt 94 times.

436Belt games
316–120Record
94Title-winning games
17.4PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 7,605 PTS, 1,627 REB, 717 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
May 5, 1969Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 108–106W322472——10-16—4-4
May 3, 1969Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 99–90W14920——4-8—1-1
May 1, 1969Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 117–104L342544——11-21—3-5
Apr 29, 1969Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 89–88W271641——6-14—4-4
Apr 27, 1969Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 111–105W351533——6-16—3-4
Apr 25, 1969Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 118–112L372140——10-26—1-1
Apr 23, 1969Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 120–118L322116——9-18—3-4
Mar 15, 1969Boston Celtics at Baltimore BulletsChallenger, lost · 99–98L3328103——12-25—4-5
Feb 2, 1969Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 95–94L321831——8-15—2-5
Feb 1, 1969Boston Celtics at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 109–82L22731——3-11—1-3
Jan 12, 1969Boston Celtics at Milwaukee BucksLost the belt · 114–110L0400————0-0
Jan 11, 1969Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 111–101W16853——4-8—0-0
Jan 10, 1969Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 88–82W192051——10-16—0-0
Nov 19, 1968Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 116–106L01730——8-14—1-1
Oct 29, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Chicago BullsLost the belt · 103–97L311351——5-14—3-6
Oct 26, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee BucksKept the belt · 102–89W321385——4-19—5-5
Oct 23, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 108–101W291430——6-17—2-3
Oct 19, 1968Boston Celtics at Chicago BullsKept the belt · 106–96W0900————3-3
Oct 18, 1968Boston Celtics at Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 106–88W02400————0-0
May 2, 1968Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 124–109W281202——6-13—0-0
Apr 30, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 120–117W391633——6-14—4-5
Apr 26, 1968Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 127–119W402044——9-19—2-3
Apr 24, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 123–113L331831——6-17—6-6
Apr 21, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 107–101W381973——9-20—1-1
Apr 19, 1968Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 100–96W412223——9-22—4-4
Apr 17, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 114–106W392040——9-18—2-4
Apr 15, 1968Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 122–104W373714——15-27—7-11
Apr 14, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 110–105L352522——9-21—7-10
Apr 11, 1968Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 122–114L332032——8-18—4-4
Apr 10, 1968Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 115–106L321321——6-15—1-1
Apr 5, 1968Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 127–118W402857——11-20—6-8
Feb 16, 1968Philadelphia 76ers at San Diego RocketsKept the belt · 124–108W02200————2-2
Jan 20, 1968Boston Celtics at Baltimore BulletsLost the belt · 118–115L03800————10-12
Jan 19, 1968Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 120–114W333145——10-13—11-11
Jan 17, 1968Boston Celtics vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 114–102W352012——8-16—4-4
Jan 15, 1968Boston Celtics vs. San Francisco WarriorsTook the belt · 111–102W332732——10-19—7-7
Jan 2, 1968Boston Celtics at Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 95–84L01900————3-3
Dec 26, 1967Boston Celtics vs. San Francisco WarriorsLost the belt · 117–104L462484——7-19—10-12
Dec 25, 1967Boston Celtics at New York KnicksKept the belt · 134–124W462783——9-17—9-12
Dec 22, 1967Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 120–117W352062——6-14—8-9
Dec 20, 1967Boston Celtics at San Diego RocketsKept the belt · 126–116W02000————6-7
Dec 19, 1967Boston Celtics at Seattle SuperSonicsKept the belt · 118–114W191410——5-10—4-4
Dec 17, 1967Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 123–117W0920——4-10—1-1
Dec 15, 1967Boston Celtics vs. San Diego RocketsKept the belt · 114–101W382766——11-18—5-6
Dec 14, 1967Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 102–101W371755——8-21—1-2
Dec 2, 1967Boston Celtics at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 112–107L02100————5-9
Dec 1, 1967Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 123–119W392153——8-22—5-5
Nov 28, 1967Boston Celtics vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 118–111W02000————4-4
Nov 4, 1967Boston Celtics at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 111–104L412153——10-30—1-1
Nov 3, 1967Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 105–104W401746——5-16—7-9

Newest 50 of 436 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1968–69Boston Celtics1910–933067031—
1967–68Boston Celtics3223–986889578—
1966–67Boston Celtics3829–95858159102—
1965–66Boston Celtics3323–10977114880—
1964–65Boston Celtics3226–6682512773—
1963–64Boston Celtics2215–724208439—
1962–63Boston Celtics3824–141379515653—
1961–62Boston Celtics6044–16151,109215104—
1960–61Boston Celtics4333–10967115575—
1959–60Boston Celtics6046–141365919157—
1958–59Boston Celtics3930–9839719425—
1957–58Boston Celtics2013–73106330—

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.

All players → · Belt-game leaders →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change, or one a week with every belt in it. Nothing else.

Or follow every belt at once: the belt network feed (RSS) · the weekly digest · every belt game on your calendar (one subscription, all leagues and the college belts).