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The 1968–69 season

98 belt games · 37 title changes

Boston Celtics carried the belt into the 1968–69 season. It changed hands 37 times among 12 franchises, 7 of those in the playoffs, and Boston Celtics finished the season with it. Most defenses: Los Angeles Lakers, 16.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
1,863	Oct 18, 1968	Boston Celtics beat Detroit Pistons 106–88	Defense
1,864	Oct 19, 1968	Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 106–96	Defense
1,865	Oct 23, 1968	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 108–101	Defense
1,866	Oct 26, 1968	Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 102–89	Defense
1,867	Oct 29, 1968	Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 103–97	Title change
1,868	Oct 31, 1968	Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 112–103	Title change
1,869	Nov 3, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 127–109	Title change
1,870	Nov 5, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Chicago Bulls 112–109	Defense
1,871	Nov 6, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 128–115	Defense
1,872	Nov 8, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 102–100	Defense
1,873	Nov 10, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 130–109	Defense
1,874	Nov 15, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Diego Rockets 127–119	Defense
1,875	Nov 16, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 119–112	Defense
1,876	Nov 17, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Seattle SuperSonics 105–94	Defense
1,877	Nov 19, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 116–106	Defense
1,878	Nov 22, 1968	San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–98	Title change
1,879	Nov 23, 1968	San Francisco Warriors beat Seattle SuperSonics 132–119	Defense
1,880	Nov 27, 1968	Chicago Bulls beat San Francisco Warriors 119–106	Title change
1,881	Nov 29, 1968	Chicago Bulls beat San Diego Rockets 110–89	Defense
1,882	Nov 30, 1968	Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 100–96	Defense
1,883	Dec 1, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Chicago Bulls 110–100	Title change
1,884	Dec 3, 1968	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 129–127	Title change
1,885	Dec 7, 1968	Boston Celtics beat Cincinnati Royals 117–114	Title change
1,886	Dec 10, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 115–101	Title change
1,887	Dec 11, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 118–110	Defense
1,888	Dec 14, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 110–101	Defense
1,889	Dec 18, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat San Francisco Warriors 109–100	Defense
1,890	Dec 20, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Chicago Bulls 125–102	Defense
1,891	Dec 21, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Phoenix Suns 131–117	Defense
1,892	Dec 25, 1968	Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 118–112	Defense
1,893	Dec 26, 1968	Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 125–120	Title change
1,894	Dec 28, 1968	Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 128–123	Defense
1,895	Dec 31, 1968	Philadelphia 76ers beat Milwaukee Bucks 128–107	Defense
1,896	Jan 3, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Los Angeles Lakers 130–101	Defense
1,897	Jan 4, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia 76ers 117–112	Title change
1,898	Jan 7, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 100–93	Title change
1,899	Jan 10, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–82	Title change
1,900	Jan 11, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 111–101	Defense
1,901	Jan 12, 1969	Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 114–110	Title change
1,902	Jan 17, 1969	Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–108	Title change
1,903	Jan 19, 1969	Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 120–111	Defense
1,904	Jan 20, 1969	Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 102–101	Title change
1,905	Jan 21, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 122–105	Title change
1,906	Jan 22, 1969	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–115	Title change
1,907	Jan 24, 1969	Detroit Pistons beat New York Knicks 107–106	Defense
1,908	Jan 25, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 124–106	Title change
1,909	Jan 26, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Atlanta Hawks 119–115	Defense
1,910	Jan 28, 1969	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–88	Title change
1,911	Jan 30, 1969	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 109–106	Defense
1,912	Feb 1, 1969	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 109–82	Defense
1,913	Feb 2, 1969	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 95–94	Defense
1,914	Feb 4, 1969	New York Knicks beat Atlanta Hawks 122–97	Defense
1,915	Feb 5, 1969	New York Knicks beat Milwaukee Bucks 111–102	Defense
1,916	Feb 7, 1969	New York Knicks beat Chicago Bulls 105–98	Defense
1,917	Feb 8, 1969	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 106–100	Defense
1,918	Feb 12, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 112–105	Defense
1,919	Feb 15, 1969	New York Knicks beat San Francisco Warriors 98–92	Defense
1,920	Feb 18, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 113–109	Title change
1,921	Feb 19, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Los Angeles Lakers 110–88	Title change
1,922	Feb 20, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Phoenix Suns 124–121	Defense
1,923	Feb 23, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 126–109	Defense
1,924	Feb 24, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 123–119	Defense
1,925	Feb 27, 1969	Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets 126–117	Title change
1,926	Feb 28, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–102	Title change
1,927	Mar 2, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Detroit Pistons 126–112	Defense
1,928	Mar 3, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Milwaukee Bucks 143–132	Defense
1,929	Mar 4, 1969	Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–113	Title change
1,930	Mar 5, 1969	Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks 124–108	Defense
1,931	Mar 6, 1969	Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 125–117	Defense
1,932	Mar 7, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat Chicago Bulls 131–113	Title change
1,933	Mar 9, 1969	Philadelphia 76ers beat New York Knicks 110–101	Defense
1,934	Mar 11, 1969	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia 76ers 121–101	Title change
1,935	Mar 12, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat New York Knicks 111–110	Title change
1,936	Mar 14, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 130–128	Defense
1,937	Mar 15, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Boston Celtics 99–98	Defense
1,938	Mar 18, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 130–120	Defense
1,939	Mar 19, 1969	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 104–100	Title change
1,940	Mar 21, 1969	New York Knicks beat Phoenix Suns 139–104	Defense
1,941	Mar 22, 1969	New York Knicks beat San Francisco Warriors 117–90	Defense
1,942	Mar 23, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 128–111	Title change
1,943	Mar 26, 1969	San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–94 Playoffs	Title change
1,944	Mar 28, 1969	San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–101 Playoffs	Defense
1,945	Mar 31, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 115–98 Playoffs	Title change
1,946	Apr 2, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 103–88 Playoffs	Defense
1,947	Apr 4, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 103–98 Playoffs	Defense
1,948	Apr 5, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat San Francisco Warriors 118–78 Playoffs	Defense
1,949	Apr 11, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 95–93 Playoffs	Defense
1,950	Apr 13, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 104–102 Playoffs	Defense
1,951	Apr 15, 1969	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–86 Playoffs	Title change
1,952	Apr 17, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 100–85 Playoffs	Title change
1,953	Apr 20, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 104–96 Playoffs	Defense
1,954	Apr 23, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–118 Playoffs	Defense
1,955	Apr 25, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 118–112 Playoffs	Defense
1,956	Apr 27, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 111–105 Playoffs	Title change
1,957	Apr 29, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 89–88 Playoffs	Defense
1,958	May 1, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 117–104 Playoffs	Title change
1,959	May 3, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–90 Playoffs	Title change
1,960	May 5, 1969	Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–106 Playoffs	Defense

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