Belt game 3,078 · May 9, 1981 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 94–71 on the road to start reign 1,384 of the NBA belt, the 177th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since May 7, 1981, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on May 10, 1981.
1,384Reign number
177Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 40 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Bill Willoughby | 31 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Calvin Murphy | 29 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Billy Paultz | 34 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tom Henderson | 26 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Allen Leavell | 18 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Reid | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Major Jones | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rudy Tomjanovich | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Calvin Garrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Maxwell | 36 | 19 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Ford | 36 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 19 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Robey | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Robert Parish | 13 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Nate Archibald | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Bird | 44 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Terry Duerod | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Eric Fernsten | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).