Belt game 3,684 · June 2, 1987 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–113 at home to start reign 1,652 of the NBA belt, the 161st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since May 30, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on June 7, 1987.
1,652Reign number
161Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 42 | 32 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14-25 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 31 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Danny Ainge | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darren Daye | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Sam Vincent | 17 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dennis Johnson | 34 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Fred Roberts | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Worthy | 40 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 16-23 | 0-2 | 1-4 |
| Magic Johnson | 39 | 29 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 13-25 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Byron Scott | 35 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 34 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| A.C. Green | 34 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Michael Cooper | 23 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Mychal Thompson | 18 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wes Matthews | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Branch | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Smrek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).