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The 1966–67 season

100 belt games · 32 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1966–67 season. It changed hands 32 times among 9 franchises, 7 of those in the playoffs, and Philadelphia 76ers finished the season with it. Most defenses: Philadelphia 76ers, 28.

Who held it, in order

Celtics76ersCelticsHawksWarriorsWizardsWarriors76ersCelticsHawks76ersKnicksWarriorsKnicksBullsCelticsHawksPistonsKingsHawksKnicksCelticsBullsKingsHawksKings76ersCeltics76ersWarriors76ersWarriors76ers

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,655	Oct 15, 1966	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 121–113	Defense
1,656	Oct 21, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 111–91	Defense
1,657	Oct 22, 1966	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 126–97	Defense
1,658	Oct 27, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 123–100	Defense
1,659	Oct 29, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 138–96	Title change
1,660	Nov 3, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–108	Defense
1,661	Nov 4, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 134–129	Defense
1,662	Nov 5, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–87	Title change
1,663	Nov 8, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 112–101	Defense
1,664	Nov 10, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 113–112	Defense
1,665	Nov 11, 1966	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 111–106	Defense
1,666	Nov 12, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 115–92	Title change
1,667	Nov 15, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 107–99	Defense
1,668	Nov 16, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 104–101	Defense
1,669	Nov 19, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 105–87	Defense
1,670	Nov 21, 1966	San Francisco Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 134–117	Title change
1,671	Nov 22, 1966	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 125–117	Title change
1,672	Nov 23, 1966	San Francisco Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 120–110	Title change
1,673	Nov 24, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 140–123	Title change
1,674	Nov 25, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 129–115	Defense
1,675	Nov 26, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 131–123	Defense
1,676	Nov 29, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat St. Louis Hawks 137–116	Defense
1,677	Nov 30, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 128–119	Defense
1,678	Dec 2, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 138–130	Defense
1,679	Dec 3, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 137–120	Defense
1,680	Dec 6, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 129–119	Defense
1,681	Dec 7, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 117–103	Defense
1,682	Dec 9, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 112–107	Defense
1,683	Dec 10, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat St. Louis Hawks 133–123	Defense
1,684	Dec 11, 1966	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 117–103	Title change
1,685	Dec 15, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 116–114	Title change
1,686	Dec 16, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat St. Louis Hawks 124–113	Title change
1,687	Dec 17, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 120–105	Defense
1,688	Dec 21, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–123	Defense
1,689	Dec 22, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 116–114	Defense
1,690	Dec 23, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–107	Defense
1,691	Dec 26, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 134–118	Defense
1,692	Dec 28, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 113–108	Defense
1,693	Dec 30, 1966	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 137–113	Defense
1,694	Jan 3, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 148–142	Defense
1,695	Jan 4, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 136–115	Defense
1,696	Jan 5, 1967	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 112–104	Title change
1,697	Jan 7, 1967	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 129–126	Defense
1,698	Jan 8, 1967	New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–118	Defense
1,699	Jan 12, 1967	San Francisco Warriors beat New York Knicks 127–123	Title change
1,700	Jan 13, 1967	New York Knicks beat San Francisco Warriors 119–117	Title change
1,701	Jan 15, 1967	Chicago Bulls beat New York Knicks 131–116	Title change
1,702	Jan 17, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 109–101	Title change
1,703	Jan 18, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 119–106	Defense
1,704	Jan 20, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 129–117	Defense
1,705	Jan 22, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–120	Defense
1,706	Jan 24, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–106	Defense
1,707	Jan 25, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–105	Defense
1,708	Jan 27, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 112–106	Defense
1,709	Jan 28, 1967	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 114–112	Defense
1,710	Jan 29, 1967	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 141–106	Defense
1,711	Jan 30, 1967	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 121–108	Defense
1,712	Feb 1, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 111–107	Defense
1,713	Feb 3, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 131–113	Title change
1,714	Feb 4, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 119–111	Defense
1,715	Feb 5, 1967	Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 114–104	Title change
1,716	Feb 7, 1967	Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 98–90	Defense
1,717	Feb 10, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 133–104	Title change
1,718	Feb 11, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 132–117	Defense
1,719	Feb 12, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 118–115	Title change
1,720	Feb 13, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 139–109	Defense
1,721	Feb 16, 1967	New York Knicks beat St. Louis Hawks 121–120	Title change
1,722	Feb 18, 1967	New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 124–123	Defense
1,723	Feb 21, 1967	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 143–114	Title change
1,724	Feb 22, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 135–120	Defense
1,725	Feb 23, 1967	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 122–117	Defense
1,726	Feb 26, 1967	Boston Celtics beat St. Louis Hawks 130–119	Defense
1,727	Mar 1, 1967	Boston Celtics beat San Francisco Warriors 137–125	Defense
1,728	Mar 2, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 114–108	Defense
1,729	Mar 3, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 111–104	Defense
1,730	Mar 5, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–105	Defense
1,731	Mar 6, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 127–103	Defense
1,732	Mar 7, 1967	Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 117–114	Title change
1,733	Mar 10, 1967	Chicago Bulls beat Baltimore Bullets 132–115	Defense
1,734	Mar 11, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat Chicago Bulls 147–119	Title change
1,735	Mar 12, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 120–119	Title change
1,736	Mar 13, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Boston Celtics 123–122	Defense
1,737	Mar 14, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Chicago Bulls 111–98	Defense
1,738	Mar 16, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 114–111	Title change
1,739	Mar 18, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat San Francisco Warriors 127–112	Defense
1,740	Mar 21, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia 76ers 120–116 Playoffs	Defense
1,741	Mar 22, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 123–102 Playoffs	Title change
1,742	Mar 24, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 121–106 Playoffs	Defense
1,743	Mar 25, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 112–94 Playoffs	Defense
1,744	Mar 31, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 127–113 Playoffs	Defense
1,745	Apr 2, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 107–102 Playoffs	Defense
1,746	Apr 5, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 115–104 Playoffs	Defense
1,747	Apr 9, 1967	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–117 Playoffs	Title change
1,748	Apr 11, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 140–116 Playoffs	Title change
1,749	Apr 14, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 141–135 Playoffs	Defense
1,750	Apr 16, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 126–95 Playoffs	Defense
1,751	Apr 18, 1967	San Francisco Warriors beat Philadelphia 76ers 130–124 Playoffs	Title change
1,752	Apr 20, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 122–108 Playoffs	Title change
1,753	Apr 23, 1967	San Francisco Warriors beat Philadelphia 76ers 117–109 Playoffs	Title change
1,754	Apr 24, 1967	Philadelphia 76ers beat San Francisco Warriors 125–122 Playoffs	Title change

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