Belt game 3,686 · June 7, 1987 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–103 at home to start reign 1,653 of the NBA belt, the 217th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 2, 1987, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 9, 1987.
1,653Reign number
217Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 44 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10-24 | 0-1 | 10-11 |
| Dennis Johnson | 42 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-22 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 43 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Robert Parish | 26 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Danny Ainge | 43 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Darren Daye | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Kite | 22 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Sichting | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 43 | 32 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-13 |
| Michael Cooper | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| James Worthy | 44 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Billy Thompson | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Byron Scott | 29 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-5 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 19 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).