Belt game 3,441 · February 24, 1985
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Indiana Pacers 113–100 on the road to start reign 1,542 of the NBA belt, the 202nd for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since February 22, 1985, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 1, 1985.
1,542Reign number
202Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Fleming | 38 | 21 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| Clark Kellogg | 35 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Herb Williams | 42 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-20 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Jerry Sichting | 27 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Terence Stansbury | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Garnett | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Stipanovich | 23 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Jim Thomas | 18 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Brown | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Granville Waiters | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Durrant | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 45 | 45 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 18-31 | 1-3 | 8-11 |
| Robert Parish | 0 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 40 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Dennis Johnson | 40 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Danny Ainge | 39 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Quinn Buckner | 13 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Kite | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).