Belt game 3,070 · April 22, 1981 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 118–99 at home to start reign 1,380 of the NBA belt, the 175th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 21, 1981, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 24, 1981.
1,380Reign number
175Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 41 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14-21 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Kevin McHale | 24 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 28 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 9-9 |
| Robert Parish | 29 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 27 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 22 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 20 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 29 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 18 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Terry Duerod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toney | 31 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 11-23 | 0-1 | 13-14 |
| Julius Erving | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Lionel Hollins | 24 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bobby Jones | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 27 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 25 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mix | 19 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 19 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ollie Johnson | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).