Belt game 3,005 · December 7, 1980
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Boston Celtics 113–103 on the road to start reign 1,354 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 3, 1980, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 9, 1980.
1,354Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvin Hayes | 40 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Greg Ballard | 40 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Porter | 46 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 23 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Wes Matthews | 32 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wes Unseld | 32 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Terry | 26 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Rick Mahorn | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 36 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Bird | 45 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 37 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 39 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Gerald Henderson | 20 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 31 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).