Belt game 3,511 · December 21, 1985
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 108–102 at home to start reign 1,572 of the NBA belt, the 144th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 18, 1985, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 14 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on January 4, 1986.
1,572Reign number
144Team's reign
4Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 44 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 12-13 |
| Larry Bird | 47 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 14-30 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Robert Parish | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 41 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 29 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 12 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 16 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Cheeks | 48 | 26 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Moses Malone | 39 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Charles Barkley | 36 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 6-8 |
| Julius Erving | 33 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Leon Wood | 27 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Jones | 28 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Clemon Johnson | 23 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Perry Moss | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).