Belt game 3,257 · April 2, 1983
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Washington Bullets 120–117 on the road to start reign 1,458 of the NBA belt, the 186th for the franchise.
Washington Bullets had held it since March 19, 1983, with 7 defenses over 14 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 8, 1983.
1,458Reign number
186Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 47 | 34 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 13-21 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Robert Parish | 45 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 35 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 42 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 21 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Danny Ainge | 23 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Rick Robey | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Quinn Buckner | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Bradley | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Mahorn | 50 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 10-15 |
| Frank Johnson | 45 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10-18 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Greg Ballard | 46 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Don Collins | 36 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Ricky Sobers | 23 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Dave Batton | 27 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Carlos Terry | 29 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kopicki | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).