Belt game 3,672 · May 8, 1987 · playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 126–121 at home to start reign 1,644 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 19, 1987, with 5 defenses over 19 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 10, 1987.
1,644Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | 50 | 32 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 11-17 | 1-3 | 9-9 |
| Kevin McHale | 38 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Larry Bird | 46 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 40 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 41 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Jerry Sichting | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darren Daye | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Greg Kite | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sam Vincent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lucas | 31 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12-18 | 4-4 | 2-2 |
| Ricky Pierce | 30 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 37 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Terry Cummings | 43 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jack Sikma | 37 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Pressey | 45 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-2 | 5-8 |
| Randy Breuer | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Craig Hodges | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).