Belt game 3,394 · November 10, 1984
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Boston Celtics 112–95 at home to start reign 1,524 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 12, 1984, with 5 defenses over 151 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on November 23, 1984.
1,524Reign number
67Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 30 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 27 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 8-11 |
| Dennis Johnson | 29 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 9 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Scott Wedman | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Quinn Buckner | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Carlos Clark | 12 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Williams | 33 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Jeff Ruland | 32 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Rick Mahorn | 28 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ballard | 26 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Darren Daye | 23 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Cliff T. Robinson | 26 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 18 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Malone | 22 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Frank Johnson | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom McMillen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Guy Williams | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Sewell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).