Belt game 3,639 · February 27, 1987
Atlanta Hawks take the belt
Atlanta Hawks beat Boston Celtics 115–105 at home to start reign 1,631 of the NBA belt, the 127th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 25, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Atlanta Hawks held it for 19 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 18, 1987.
1,631Reign number
127Team's reign
10Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 47 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13-24 | 1-4 | 7-7 |
| Kevin McHale | 43 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Danny Ainge | 43 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Robert Parish | 39 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Jerry Sichting | 35 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darren Daye | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 42 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13-28 | 0-1 | 10-11 |
| Doc Rivers | 30 | 21 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Kevin Willis | 41 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Battle | 22 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jon Koncak | 39 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Scott Hastings | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 30 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cliff Levingston | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gus Williams | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike McGee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).