Belt game 3,584 · June 5, 1986 · playoffs
Houston Rockets take the belt
Houston Rockets beat Boston Celtics 111–96 at home to start reign 1,601 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 3, 1986, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Houston Rockets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on June 8, 1986.
1,601Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 44 | 33 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12-23 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Larry Bird | 43 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| Danny Ainge | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Dennis Johnson | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Bill Walton | 28 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Sam Vincent | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 22 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Thirdkill | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Rick Carlisle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 47 | 32 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13-25 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Rodney McCray | 48 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 26 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Robert Reid | 41 | 13 | 6 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Ralph Sampson | 14 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Allen Leavell | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 33 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Granville Waiters | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hank McDowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).