Belt game 3,017 · December 30, 1980
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 116–97 on the road to start reign 1,360 of the NBA belt, the 171st for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since December 22, 1980, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 2, 1981.
1,360Reign number
171Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 46 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 9-19 | 1-2 | 8-8 |
| Nate Archibald | 41 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Robert Parish | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rick Robey | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Chris Ford | 37 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 38 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 17 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Kreklow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Duerod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | 41 | 30 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 11-13 |
| Walter Davis | 34 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alvan Adams | 42 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Alvin Scott | 19 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Johnny High | 18 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 2-6 |
| Jeff Cook | 20 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Truck Robinson | 30 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Macy | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joel Kramer | 19 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Niles | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).