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The 1965–66 season

82 belt games · 41 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1965–66 season. It changed hands 41 times among 7 franchises, 10 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Boston Celtics, 16.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,573	Oct 16, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 102–98	Defense
1,574	Oct 20, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–96	Defense
1,575	Oct 23, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 120–110	Title change
1,576	Oct 30, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 122–95	Defense
1,577	Nov 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–116	Title change
1,578	Nov 5, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 118–116	Defense
1,579	Nov 6, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 131–101	Title change
1,580	Nov 10, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 124–117	Title change
1,581	Nov 13, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 135–132	Title change
1,582	Nov 17, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia 76ers 131–115	Defense
1,583	Nov 19, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 129–103	Title change
1,584	Nov 20, 1965	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 122–108	Defense
1,585	Nov 24, 1965	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 125–110	Defense
1,586	Nov 26, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 134–114	Defense
1,587	Nov 27, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 101–95	Defense
1,588	Dec 3, 1965	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 119–103	Title change
1,589	Dec 6, 1965	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–107	Defense
1,590	Dec 8, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia 76ers 129–127	Title change
1,591	Dec 10, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 145–127	Defense
1,592	Dec 11, 1965	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 150–127	Title change
1,593	Dec 14, 1965	New York Knicks beat San Francisco Warriors 141–137	Defense
1,594	Dec 15, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 111–108	Title change
1,595	Dec 18, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 143–114	Defense
1,596	Dec 22, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 129–127	Defense
1,597	Dec 25, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 113–99	Title change
1,598	Dec 26, 1965	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 120–99	Defense
1,599	Dec 28, 1965	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 102–93	Title change
1,600	Dec 29, 1965	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 113–112	Defense
1,601	Dec 30, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia 76ers 130–113	Title change
1,602	Jan 1, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 100–98	Defense
1,603	Jan 3, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 130–114	Title change
1,604	Jan 5, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 117–103	Defense
1,605	Jan 6, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 109–97	Defense
1,606	Jan 8, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 126–115	Defense
1,607	Jan 13, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 107–102	Defense
1,608	Jan 16, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 108–106	Defense
1,609	Jan 18, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–108	Defense
1,610	Jan 21, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 113–96	Title change
1,611	Jan 22, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 132–107	Title change
1,612	Jan 28, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 138–123	Title change
1,613	Jan 30, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 136–122	Defense
1,614	Feb 2, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 119–118	Defense
1,615	Feb 4, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 132–125	Defense
1,616	Feb 6, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–105	Title change
1,617	Feb 7, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 111–104	Title change
1,618	Feb 8, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 128–113	Title change
1,619	Feb 11, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 113–94	Title change
1,620	Feb 12, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 85–83	Title change
1,621	Feb 13, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–110	Title change
1,622	Feb 15, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 132–124	Defense
1,623	Feb 17, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 136–121	Title change
1,624	Feb 19, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 123–119	Defense
1,625	Feb 21, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia 76ers 113–107	Title change
1,626	Feb 23, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 140–133	Title change
1,627	Feb 26, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 131–118	Defense
1,628	Mar 2, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–113	Title change
1,629	Mar 4, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 123–106	Title change
1,630	Mar 5, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 125–123	Defense
1,631	Mar 6, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 126–105	Defense
1,632	Mar 8, 1966	New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers 133–132	Title change
1,633	Mar 11, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 126–123	Title change
1,634	Mar 13, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 129–98	Title change
1,635	Mar 17, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 128–103	Defense
1,636	Mar 19, 1966	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 126–113	Defense
1,637	Mar 20, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 121–104	Defense
1,638	Mar 23, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 107–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,639	Mar 26, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 132–125 Playoffs	Title change
1,640	Mar 27, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 113–107 Playoffs	Title change
1,641	Mar 30, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 120–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,642	Apr 1, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 112–103 Playoffs	Defense
1,643	Apr 3, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–96 Playoffs	Defense
1,644	Apr 6, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–93 Playoffs	Defense
1,645	Apr 7, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 111–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,646	Apr 10, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–108 Playoffs	Title change
1,647	Apr 12, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 120–112 Playoffs	Defense
1,648	Apr 17, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 133–129 Playoffs	Title change
1,649	Apr 19, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–109 Playoffs	Title change
1,650	Apr 20, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 120–106 Playoffs	Defense
1,651	Apr 22, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–117 Playoffs	Defense
1,652	Apr 24, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 121–117 Playoffs	Title change
1,653	Apr 26, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 123–115 Playoffs	Defense
1,654	Apr 28, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–93 Playoffs	Title change

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