Belt game 3,362 · April 10, 1984
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 96–95 on the road to start reign 1,505 of the NBA belt, the 193rd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since April 7, 1984, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on April 13, 1984.
1,505Reign number
193Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Bridgeman | 28 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Marques Johnson | 35 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bob Lanier | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Alton Lister | 26 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Paul Pressey | 23 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 31 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 42 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Paul Mokeski | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Kevin Grevey | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 33 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Larry Bird | 40 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 29 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Dennis Johnson | 36 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Scott Wedman | 28 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| M.L. Carr | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).