Belt game 3,330 · February 6, 1984
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Boston Celtics 115–112 at home to start reign 1,488 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 22, 1984, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 7, 1984.
1,488Reign number
13Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 41 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9-25 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 41 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Gerald Henderson | 32 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 3-5 |
| Robert Parish | 31 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 17 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Dawkins | 33 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Buck Williams | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mike Gminski | 25 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Albert King | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Micheal Ray Richardson | 27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Foots Walker | 17 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darwin Cook | 29 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Bill Willoughby | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike O'Koren | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).