Belt game 3,003 · December 3, 1980
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 106–101 at home to start reign 1,353 of the NBA belt, the 170th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since December 2, 1980, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 7, 1980.
1,353Reign number
170Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | 29 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Don Collins | 37 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Roundfield | 36 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Charlie Criss | 31 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim McElroy | 26 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Sam Pellom | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Tree Rollins | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Hawes | 29 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Craig Shelton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 36 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13-20 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Larry Bird | 42 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 26 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 13-14 |
| Gerald Henderson | 21 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Nate Archibald | 43 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 7-9 |
| Rick Robey | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Ford | 29 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Kreklow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).