Belt game 3,148 · March 28, 1982
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 116–98 on the road to start reign 1,414 of the NBA belt, the 131st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 16, 1982, with 6 defenses over 12 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on March 30, 1982.
1,414Reign number
131Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 30 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-1 | 10-10 |
| Kevin McHale | 41 | 19 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 18 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Larry Bird | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Robey | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Gerald Henderson | 21 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Bradley | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Ford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Toney | 26 | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Julius Erving | 34 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bobby Jones | 33 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Lionel Hollins | 35 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Mike Bantom | 28 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Caldwell Jones | 35 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 13 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 21 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 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).