Belt game 3,483 · June 5, 1985 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 107–105 on the road to start reign 1,561 of the NBA belt, the 204th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since May 30, 1985, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 7, 1985.
1,561Reign number
204Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 48 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Dennis Johnson | 46 | 27 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Larry Bird | 43 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 10-12 |
| Robert Parish | 41 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 31 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Quinn Buckner | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ray Williams | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Kite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 37 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Magic Johnson | 43 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Byron Scott | 38 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| James Worthy | 46 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Rambis | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bob McAdoo | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mitch Kupchak | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Larry Spriggs | 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).