Belt game 3,019 · January 2, 1981
Golden State Warriors take the belt
Golden State Warriors beat Boston Celtics 121–106 at home to start reign 1,361 of the NBA belt, the 107th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 30, 1980, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Golden State Warriors held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 3, 1981.
1,361Reign number
107Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 30 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 35 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Kevin McHale | 18 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Chris Ford | 40 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Nate Archibald | 36 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Henderson | 18 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| Terry Duerod | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Bird | 37 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wayne Kreklow | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 27 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Purvis Short | 30 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Joe Barry Carroll | 38 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| World Free | 32 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 9-11 |
| Larry Smith | 31 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-9 |
| John Lucas | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Sonny Parker | 16 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rickey Brown | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clifford Ray | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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