Belt game 3,585 · June 8, 1986 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 114–97 at home to start reign 1,602 of the NBA belt, the 209th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since June 5, 1986, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 146 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on November 1, 1986.
1,602Reign number
209Team's reign
1Defenses
146Days held
Box score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 37 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Rodney McCray | 33 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Robert Reid | 37 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 24 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ralph Sampson | 38 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allen Leavell | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Craig Ehlo | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Harris | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 22 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Hank McDowell | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jim Petersen | 20 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Granville Waiters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 46 | 29 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 8-17 | 2-3 | 11-12 |
| Kevin McHale | 39 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Danny Ainge | 38 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Robert Parish | 36 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-10 |
| Dennis Johnson | 46 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Bill Walton | 17 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Rick Carlisle | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Thirdkill | 2 | 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 |
| Jerry Sichting | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).