Belt game 3,079 · May 10, 1981 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Boston Celtics 91–86 at home to start reign 1,385 of the NBA belt, the 30th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 9, 1981, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 12, 1981.
1,385Reign number
30Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Maxwell | 41 | 24 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Nate Archibald | 36 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Gerald Henderson | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Bird | 43 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 23 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Duerod | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Dunleavy | 45 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 11-22 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Moses Malone | 48 | 24 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-30 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Robert Reid | 47 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Billy Paultz | 33 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 24 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Tom Henderson | 43 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).