Belt game 2,956 · March 26, 1980
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 129–121 at home to start reign 1,332 of the NBA belt, the 168th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 25, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 30, 1980.
1,332Reign number
168Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Williams | 36 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15-21 | 1-2 | 6-7 |
| Earl Monroe | 15 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Toby Knight | 44 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 44 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-4 | 2-4 |
| Bill Cartwright | 28 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Joe Meriweather | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sly Williams | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marvin Webster | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hollis Copeland | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Demic | 21 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Glenn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 47 | 29 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 15-17 |
| Larry Bird | 41 | 23 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-25 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Pete Maravich | 20 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 21 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dave Cowens | 27 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 24 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 39 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| M.L. Carr | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Judkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).