Belt game 3,582 · June 1, 1986 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Boston Celtics 106–104 at home to start reign 1,599 of the NBA belt, the 37th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 13, 1986, with 5 defenses over 19 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on June 3, 1986.
1,599Reign number
37Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 44 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Larry Bird | 45 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 10-26 | 0-3 | 5-5 |
| Dennis Johnson | 41 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Danny Ainge | 46 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 20 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 25 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Thirdkill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ralph Sampson | 39 | 24 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 43 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7-18 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Robert Reid | 48 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-2 | 5-5 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 31 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Rodney McCray | 30 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Allen Leavell | 19 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Hank McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).