Belt game 3,560 · April 6, 1986
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 95–94 at home to start reign 1,588 of the NBA belt, the 145th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 11, 1986, with 13 defenses over 26 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on April 13, 1986.
1,588Reign number
145Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | 35 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-20 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Larry Bird | 41 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 0-2 |
| Robert Parish | 31 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Danny Ainge | 27 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 38 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jerry Sichting | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Wedman | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 15 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Greg Kite | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Julius Erving | 34 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8-14 | 2-2 | 5-7 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 44 | 20 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Charles Barkley | 38 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5-16 | 0-2 | 4-6 |
| Terry Catledge | 33 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 3-5 |
| Clemon Johnson | 27 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedale Threatt | 17 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Stokes | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Perry Moss | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Jones | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).