Belt game 3,069 · April 21, 1981 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 105–104 on the road to start reign 1,379 of the NBA belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 5, 1981, with 3 defenses over 16 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 22, 1981.
1,379Reign number
127Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toney | 31 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 1-1 | 9-10 |
| Julius Erving | 36 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Bobby Jones | 33 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 34 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lionel Hollins | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 39 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Mix | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 48 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14-29 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Nate Archibald | 43 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Robert Parish | 37 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chris Ford | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Henderson | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Robey | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Duerod | 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).