Belt game 3,720 · January 16, 1988
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New Jersey Nets 103–96 on the road to start reign 1,670 of the NBA belt, the 219th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since January 14, 1988, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on January 23, 1988.
1,670Reign number
219Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 43 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Robert Parish | 39 | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Larry Bird | 46 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8-19 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Danny Ainge | 45 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 37 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darren Daye | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Acres | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Lohaus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Woolridge | 41 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9-21 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Dwayne Washington | 27 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Mike Gminski | 42 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Buck Williams | 41 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Otis Birdsong | 29 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dallas Comegys | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Bagley | 40 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dudley Bradley | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).