The NBA Belt · reign 983
Boston Celtics
Took the belt from Los Angeles Lakers, 112–104, on October 13, 1972. Lost it to Kansas City-Omaha Kings, 118–107, on November 4, 1972.
8Defenses
22Days
145thReign for the franchise
+3Closest call · Oct 21, 1972
11.2Average winning margin
114thLongest of 3,250 reigns, by days
52ndMost defenses of 3,250 reigns
Defended against
Buffalo Braves ×2Baltimore Bullets ×2BullsHawks76ersCavaliers
The season
- 1972–73: Boston Celtics finished 68–14–0, 1st of 17 by record; New York Knicks won the NBA title; 10 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 36 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Boston Celtics across the 10 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Havlicek | 220 | 10 |
| 2 | Jojo White | 204 | 10 |
| 3 | Dave Cowens | 188 | 10 |
| 4 | Paul Silas | 120 | 10 |
| 5 | Don Chaney | 114 | 10 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Boston Celtics’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2,228 | Oct 13, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104 Game → | +8 | Title change |
| 2,229 | Oct 14, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 96–88 | +8 | Defense |
| 2,230 | Oct 17, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 119–115 | +4 | Defense |
| 2,231 | Oct 20, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Buffalo Braves 126–118 | +8 | Defense |
| 2,232 | Oct 21, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 104–101 | +3 | Defense |
| 2,233 | Oct 23, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–85 | +20 | Defense |
| 2,234 | Oct 24, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Buffalo Braves 105–97 | +8 | Defense |
| 2,235 | Oct 27, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 123–97 | +26 | Defense |
| 2,236 | Nov 3, 1972 | Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 109–96 | +13 | Defense |
| 2,237 | Nov 4, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Boston Celtics 118–107 Game → | −11 | Title change |