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 day.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 34 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Nate Archibald | 27 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Robert Parish | 35 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Quinn Buckner | 28 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 34 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| M.L. Carr | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 29 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| 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 |
| Sam Lacey | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| 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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