Belt game 3,163 · April 28, 1982 · playoffs
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Boston Celtics 103–102 on the road to start reign 1,420 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 25, 1982, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 1, 1982.
1,420Reign number
63Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 40 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 32 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Nate Archibald | 39 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| M.L. Carr | 30 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 18 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Johnson | 42 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Spencer Haywood | 40 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-24 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Jeff Ruland | 36 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Don Collins | 34 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Greg Ballard | 30 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Grevey | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Rick Mahorn | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Chones | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).