Belt game 3,688 · June 11, 1987 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 123–108 at home to start reign 1,655 of the NBA belt, the 218th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 9, 1987, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 14, 1987.
1,655Reign number
218Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Johnson | 40 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Mychal Thompson | 32 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 10-11 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 35 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-21 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| James Worthy | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 22 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Byron Scott | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Kurt Rambis | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Branch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Wes Matthews | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Smrek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | 43 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11-22 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Larry Bird | 44 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 7-18 | 1-2 | 8-9 |
| Kevin McHale | 40 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Robert Parish | 28 | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Danny Ainge | 39 | 21 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 5-6 | 2-2 |
| Darren Daye | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Kite | 21 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Fred Roberts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 1 | 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).