Belt game 3,546 · March 11, 1986
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 116–104 on the road to start reign 1,587 of the NBA belt, the 206th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since March 6, 1986, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 26 days and 13 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 6, 1986.
1,587Reign number
206Team's reign
13Defenses
26Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Sampson | 42 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| John Lucas | 34 | 20 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Rodney McCray | 27 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 35 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Reid | 34 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jim Petersen | 39 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Hank McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 37 | 31 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 11-18 | 2-2 | 7-12 |
| Kevin McHale | 33 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11-20 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Dennis Johnson | 39 | 25 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Robert Parish | 26 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 25 | 7 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 33 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Scott Wedman | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).