Belt game 3,218 · January 15, 1983
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 90–86 at home to start reign 1,445 of the NBA belt, the 18th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 14, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 18, 1983.
1,445Reign number
18Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Larry Bird | 34 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Robert Parish | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Quinn Buckner | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| M.L. Carr | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Danny Ainge | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Robey | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Gerald Henderson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff T. Robinson | 44 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| World Free | 44 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-25 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sam Lacey | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Larry Kenon | 23 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Geoff Huston | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Phil Hubbard | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Bruce Flowers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Hayes | 24 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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