Belt game 3,299 · December 4, 1983
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 121–114 on the road to start reign 1,476 of the NBA belt, the 141st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 25, 1983, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 9, 1983.
1,476Reign number
141Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 46 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 10-25 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Robert Parish | 45 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 7-12 |
| Gerald Henderson | 38 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 32 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 32 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 26 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Scott Wedman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 42 | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Julius Erving | 41 | 20 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 41 | 19 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Bobby Jones | 31 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Andrew Toney | 33 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| Clint Richardson | 16 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Clemon Johnson | 17 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Marc Iavaroni | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sedale Threatt | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Franklin Edwards | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Samuel Williams | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).