Belt game 3,676 · May 17, 1987 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 119–113 at home to start reign 1,647 of the NBA belt, the 214th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since May 13, 1987, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on May 23, 1987.
1,647Reign number
214Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pressey | 40 | 28 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 12-17 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| John Lucas | 34 | 20 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Ricky Pierce | 31 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Terry Cummings | 36 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jack Sikma | 44 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Sidney Moncrief | 39 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Randy Breuer | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Craig Hodges | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 48 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9-21 | 0-1 | 13-13 |
| Kevin McHale | 40 | 26 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 23 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Dennis Johnson | 46 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Danny Ainge | 29 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 8 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Fred Roberts | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Darren Daye | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 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).