Belt game 3,230 · February 6, 1983
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 116–111 on the road to start reign 1,450 of the NBA belt, the 113th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 30, 1983, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on February 8, 1983.
1,450Reign number
113Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Johnson | 39 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 10-14 |
| Dan Roundfield | 41 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-23 | 0-1 | 6-9 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 31 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rory Sparrow | 30 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mike Glenn | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Tree Rollins | 38 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Rudy Macklin | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Tom McMillen | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Johnny Davis | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Hawes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 41 | 29 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-20 | 1-3 | 12-12 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 30 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Nate Archibald | 34 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 6-9 |
| Danny Ainge | 24 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 14 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin McHale | 32 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).