Belt game 3,666 · April 19, 1987
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Atlanta Hawks 118–107 at home to start reign 1,643 of the NBA belt, the 212th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since April 16, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 19 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on May 8, 1987.
1,643Reign number
212Team's reign
5Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 47 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11-18 | 2-4 | 8-8 |
| Danny Ainge | 37 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 44 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 9-19 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kevin McHale | 44 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 8-12 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-10 |
| Jerry Sichting | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-4 |
| Darren Daye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominique Wilkins | 42 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11-23 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Kevin Willis | 32 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-13 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Spud Webb | 30 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| John Battle | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Cliff Levingston | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Tree Rollins | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 20 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Doc Rivers | 18 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jon Koncak | 30 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike McGee | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).