Belt game 3,071 · April 24, 1981 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 110–100 at home to start reign 1,381 of the NBA belt, the 128th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 22, 1981, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 29, 1981.
1,381Reign number
128Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | 39 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Andrew Toney | 24 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Lionel Hollins | 35 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bobby Jones | 23 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 19 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Caldwell Jones | 45 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Steve Mix | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 31 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Clint Richardson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ollie Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 45 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Nate Archibald | 47 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 17 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 34 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Chris Ford | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Robert Parish | 22 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Gerald Henderson | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Rick Robey | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Terry Duerod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 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).