Belt game 3,162 · April 25, 1982 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Washington Bullets 109–91 at home to start reign 1,419 of the NBA belt, the 180th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since April 20, 1982, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 28, 1982.
1,419Reign number
180Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Haywood | 35 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Frank Johnson | 36 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| Greg Ballard | 31 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Mahorn | 26 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Don Collins | 26 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Lucas | 12 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Jeff Ruland | 28 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Garry Witts | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Davis | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Chones | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Carlos Terry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M.L. Carr | 39 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nate Archibald | 35 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Larry Bird | 36 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rick Robey | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 36 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chris Ford | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Bradley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).