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The 1964–65 season

93 belt games · 40 title changes

Baltimore Bullets carried the belt into the 1964–65 season. It changed hands 40 times among 9 franchises, 9 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 20.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,480	Oct 17, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 121–101	Defense
1,481	Oct 21, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 108–105	Title change
1,482	Oct 23, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 94–92	Defense
1,483	Oct 28, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 112–102	Defense
1,484	Oct 29, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 98–95	Title change
1,485	Oct 31, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 102–98	Defense
1,486	Nov 4, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 121–108	Defense
1,487	Nov 6, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 111–106	Defense
1,488	Nov 7, 1964	St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 134–99	Title change
1,489	Nov 11, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 118–116	Title change
1,490	Nov 13, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 123–106	Defense
1,491	Nov 14, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 111–110	Defense
1,492	Nov 15, 1964	San Francisco Warriors beat Cincinnati Royals 122–106	Title change
1,493	Nov 17, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat San Francisco Warriors 114–108	Title change
1,494	Nov 18, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 92–90	Defense
1,495	Nov 20, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 131–121	Title change
1,496	Nov 25, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 130–117	Defense
1,497	Nov 27, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 117–111	Defense
1,498	Nov 28, 1964	San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–106	Title change
1,499	Dec 1, 1964	San Francisco Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 137–136	Defense
1,500	Dec 2, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 120–114	Title change
1,501	Dec 4, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 108–106	Defense
1,502	Dec 5, 1964	Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 125–108	Title change
1,503	Dec 6, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Philadelphia 76ers 109–104	Title change
1,504	Dec 8, 1964	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–98	Title change
1,505	Dec 10, 1964	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 116–101	Defense
1,506	Dec 11, 1964	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–109	Defense
1,507	Dec 12, 1964	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 112–99	Defense
1,508	Dec 15, 1964	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 124–109	Defense
1,509	Dec 16, 1964	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 107–106	Defense
1,510	Dec 17, 1964	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 113–112	Title change
1,511	Dec 19, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 133–105	Title change
1,512	Dec 25, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 130–125	Defense
1,513	Dec 26, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia 76ers 135–125	Defense
1,514	Dec 27, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 126–119	Title change
1,515	Dec 30, 1964	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 121–114	Title change
1,516	Jan 2, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 101–89	Defense
1,517	Jan 3, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 89–85	Defense
1,518	Jan 6, 1965	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 138–106	Defense
1,519	Jan 7, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–104	Defense
1,520	Jan 8, 1965	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 94–91	Defense
1,521	Jan 9, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–103	Defense
1,522	Jan 15, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 104–95	Defense
1,523	Jan 17, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 101–98	Defense
1,524	Jan 20, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 131–105	Defense
1,525	Jan 22, 1965	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 104–94	Defense
1,526	Jan 23, 1965	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 104–100	Title change
1,527	Jan 26, 1965	Detroit Pistons beat Philadelphia 76ers 107–105	Title change
1,528	Jan 27, 1965	Detroit Pistons beat Baltimore Bullets 122–108	Defense
1,529	Jan 29, 1965	New York Knicks beat Detroit Pistons 106–99	Title change
1,530	Jan 30, 1965	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 97–90	Title change
1,531	Jan 31, 1965	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 123–95	Defense
1,532	Feb 3, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 122–114	Title change
1,533	Feb 5, 1965	San Francisco Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 120–112	Title change
1,534	Feb 6, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat San Francisco Warriors 108–101	Title change
1,535	Feb 7, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat San Francisco Warriors 126–103	Defense
1,536	Feb 9, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 108–103	Defense
1,537	Feb 11, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 124–94	Defense
1,538	Feb 12, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 144–100	Defense
1,539	Feb 14, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 99–92	Title change
1,540	Feb 16, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 111–103	Defense
1,541	Feb 17, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 125–114	Title change
1,542	Feb 19, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 119–111	Title change
1,543	Feb 21, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 129–114	Defense
1,544	Feb 24, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 97–95	Title change
1,545	Feb 26, 1965	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 130–112	Defense
1,546	Feb 28, 1965	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 108–102	Defense
1,547	Mar 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–102	Title change
1,548	Mar 5, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 105–103	Defense
1,549	Mar 6, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–107	Title change
1,550	Mar 7, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 132–106	Defense
1,551	Mar 10, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 137–113	Defense
1,552	Mar 11, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat San Francisco Warriors 101–99	Defense
1,553	Mar 13, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–101	Title change
1,554	Mar 14, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–108	Title change
1,555	Mar 17, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat San Francisco Warriors 101–94	Defense
1,556	Mar 20, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 107–98	Defense
1,557	Mar 21, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 112–103	Defense
1,558	Mar 24, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 108–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,559	Mar 26, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 129–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,560	Mar 27, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 131–99 Playoffs	Title change
1,561	Mar 30, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 109–103 Playoffs	Defense
1,562	Apr 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 121–115 Playoffs	Title change
1,563	Apr 5, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 118–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,564	Apr 7, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–115 Playoffs	Title change
1,565	Apr 9, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–112 Playoffs	Defense
1,566	Apr 11, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 120–112 Playoffs	Title change
1,567	Apr 13, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 117–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,568	Apr 18, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 142–110 Playoffs	Title change
1,569	Apr 19, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–123 Playoffs	Defense
1,570	Apr 21, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,571	Apr 23, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–99 Playoffs	Title change
1,572	Apr 25, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–96 Playoffs	Defense

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