Belt game 3,073 · April 29, 1981 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 111–109 at home to start reign 1,382 of the NBA belt, the 176th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since April 24, 1981, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 7, 1981.
1,382Reign number
176Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 43 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11-24 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Nate Archibald | 35 | 23 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 30 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 26 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Chris Ford | 38 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Robert Parish | 29 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Gerald Henderson | 13 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lionel Hollins | 40 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Julius Erving | 41 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 32 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Andrew Toney | 23 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Bobby Jones | 29 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 11-14 |
| Clint Richardson | 23 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Caldwell Jones | 34 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Mix | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).