Belt game 3,510 · December 18, 1985
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Dallas Mavericks 137–117 at home to start reign 1,571 of the NBA belt, the 205th for the franchise.
Dallas Mavericks had held it since December 14, 1985, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 21, 1985.
1,571Reign number
205Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 41 | 35 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 14-27 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Kevin McHale | 39 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 34 | 20 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 9-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 36 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Walton | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jerry Sichting | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Thirdkill | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Dallas Mavericks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolando Blackman | 33 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 26 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9-15 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 30 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Jay Vincent | 20 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Brad Davis | 24 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Aguirre | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derek Harper | 28 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| James Donaldson | 38 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Uwe Blab | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dale Ellis | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).