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Belt game 3,385 · June 6, 1984 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–125 on the road to start reign 1,521 of the NBA belt, the 197th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 3, 1984, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 10, 1984.

1,521Reign number
197Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held

Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar3732864212-250-08-11
James Worthy4830521014-170-02-3
Magic Johnson49201117208-120-04-7
Bob McAdoo271360015-100-03-4
Michael Cooper471016004-80-02-4
Kurt Rambis25960014-50-01-4
Swen Nater15770011-40-05-6
Jamaal Wilkes6210001-10-00-0
Byron Scott11210101-30-00-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Bird4929212309-241-310-10
Robert Parish37251223211-230-03-3
Dennis Johnson5022214009-230-04-4
Gerald Henderson251323405-100-03-5
Cedric Maxwell401134203-60-05-7
Danny Ainge10900204-70-01-2
Kevin McHale34982013-130-03-4
M.L. Carr3610102-30-02-2
Scott Wedman14533002-21-10-0
Quinn Buckner3000000-00-00-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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