Belt game 3,443 · March 1, 1985
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 114–105 on the road to start reign 1,543 of the NBA belt, the 122nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 24, 1985, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on March 2, 1985.
1,543Reign number
122Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 38 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15-29 | 0-3 | 8-9 |
| Eddie Johnson | 43 | 34 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 11-18 | 0-0 | 12-15 |
| Randy Wittman | 44 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Hastings | 25 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rickey Brown | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Willis | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tree Rollins | 40 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 42 | 34 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13-32 | 0-4 | 8-10 |
| Dennis Johnson | 44 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| Robert Parish | 40 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 42 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Danny Ainge | 37 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).