Belt game 3,673 · May 10, 1987 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 138–137 on the road to start reign 1,645 of the NBA belt, the 213th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since May 8, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on May 13, 1987.
1,645Reign number
213Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 56 | 42 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 13-23 | 3-5 | 13-15 |
| Kevin McHale | 56 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Dennis Johnson | 54 | 19 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 5-8 |
| Danny Ainge | 51 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8-16 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Darren Daye | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jerry Sichting | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Cummings | 45 | 31 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 48 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Paul Pressey | 54 | 20 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Jack Sikma | 37 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| John Lucas | 39 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 2-2 | 2-4 |
| Craig Hodges | 14 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Ricky Pierce | 33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Paul Mokeski | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Randy Breuer | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).