Belt game 3,267 · April 24, 1983 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 98–79 at home to start reign 1,464 of the NBA belt, the 188th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since April 22, 1983, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on April 27, 1983.
1,464Reign number
188Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 44 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10-19 | 1-2 | 5-7 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 40 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Kevin McHale | 23 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gerald Henderson | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 31 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate Archibald | 27 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Robey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charles Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tree Rollins | 45 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Johnny Davis | 37 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Wes Matthews | 17 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Dan Roundfield | 41 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5-15 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dominique Wilkins | 26 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Randy Smith | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rudy Macklin | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Glenn | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Keith Edmonson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickey Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).