Belt game 3,638 · February 25, 1987
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 122–116 at home to start reign 1,630 of the NBA belt, the 210th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since February 22, 1987, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 27, 1987.
1,630Reign number
210Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 46 | 43 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17-30 | 1-4 | 8-9 |
| Kevin McHale | 41 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 7-7 |
| Dennis Johnson | 40 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 12-12 |
| Robert Parish | 42 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Danny Ainge | 34 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 18 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darren Daye | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Johnson | 42 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-22 | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 39 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14-25 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| Clyde Drexler | 44 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 9-19 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Terry Porter | 40 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jerome Kersey | 20 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-2 | 0-1 |
| Michael Holton | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Caldwell Jones | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Duckworth | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).