Belt game 3,266 · April 22, 1983 · playoffs
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 95–93 at home to start reign 1,463 of the NBA belt, the 115th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 19, 1983, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 24, 1983.
1,463Reign number
115Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 32 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Larry Bird | 39 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4-18 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 30 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Quinn Buckner | 15 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 22 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 26 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 33 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Rick Robey | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott Wedman | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Roundfield | 42 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Rudy Macklin | 30 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 45 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6-18 | 1-1 | 5-6 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Mike Glenn | 20 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Tree Rollins | 26 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rickey Brown | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tom McMillen | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Matthews | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).