Belt game 3,173 · May 23, 1982 · playoffs
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 120–106 on the road to start reign 1,424 of the NBA belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 19, 1982, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on May 27, 1982.
1,424Reign number
133Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 42 | 23 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Larry Bird | 44 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 31 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 7-8 |
| Gerald Henderson | 37 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 26 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| M.L. Carr | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eric Fernsten | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Ford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 4 | 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 | 43 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14-23 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Julius Erving | 42 | 29 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 33 | 19 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bobby Jones | 31 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 38 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Mike Bantom | 19 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Earl Cureton | 1 | 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).