Belt game 3,660 · April 5, 1987
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Boston Celtics 106–104 at home to start reign 1,638 of the NBA belt, the 152nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 3, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 6, 1987.
1,638Reign number
152Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 48 | 39 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 16-32 | 2-3 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 47 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12-19 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Robert Parish | 39 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jerry Sichting | 35 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 37 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Darren Daye | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Fred Roberts | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Barkley | 47 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Cliff T. Robinson | 38 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Toney | 25 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 9-10 |
| Julius Erving | 23 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Tim McCormick | 43 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Wingate | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Steve Colter | 44 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Hinson | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).