Belt game 3,240 · March 4, 1983
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–110 at home to start reign 1,455 of the NBA belt, the 185th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since February 20, 1983, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 5, 1983.
1,455Reign number
185Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 44 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13-25 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Kevin McHale | 24 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 33 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Gerald Henderson | 25 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Parish | 39 | 11 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-23 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 38 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 25 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rick Robey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 44 | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Julius Erving | 29 | 23 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Andrew Toney | 29 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-2 | 6-12 |
| Franklin Edwards | 20 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Clemon Johnson | 25 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 28 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 27 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Reggie Johnson | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Earl Cureton | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).