Belt game 3,674 · May 13, 1987 · playoffs
Milwaukee Bucks take the belt
Milwaukee Bucks beat Boston Celtics 129–124 on the road to start reign 1,646 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 10, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Milwaukee Bucks held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 17, 1987.
1,646Reign number
75Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 42 | 30 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14-22 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 42 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Larry Bird | 46 | 26 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8-22 | 0-4 | 10-11 |
| Dennis Johnson | 42 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Danny Ainge | 36 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Darren Daye | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 15 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Moncrief | 38 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13-18 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Terry Cummings | 31 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-21 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Jack Sikma | 35 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| John Lucas | 24 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 10-12 |
| Paul Pressey | 30 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Pierce | 20 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Paul Mokeski | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Randy Breuer | 19 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Dudley Bradley | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).