Belt game 3,323 · January 22, 1984
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 109–98 at home to start reign 1,487 of the NBA belt, the 191st for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since January 15, 1984, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on February 6, 1984.
1,487Reign number
191Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 41 | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Kevin McHale | 31 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Larry Bird | 33 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 35 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 37 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Gerald Henderson | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Quinn Buckner | 29 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 37 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10-21 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 34 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 34 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 17 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bob Lanier | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 17 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Grevey | 24 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Paul Mokeski | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Paul Pressey | 19 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rory White | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).