Belt game 3,377 · May 15, 1984 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 119–96 at home to start reign 1,515 of the NBA belt, the 194th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since May 8, 1984, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on May 21, 1984.
1,515Reign number
194Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marques Johnson | 35 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pressey | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Junior Bridgeman | 28 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 36 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Paul Mokeski | 22 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Alton Lister | 19 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lorenzo Romar | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Breuer | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bob Lanier | 28 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harvey Catchings | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Grevey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 38 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 12-15 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 32 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Robert Parish | 37 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 28 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Gerald Henderson | 25 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Danny Ainge | 22 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).