Belt game 3,724 · January 23, 1988
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 119–100 at home to start reign 1,671 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 16, 1988, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on January 25, 1988.
1,671Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 40 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12-25 | 0-2 | 8-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 40 | 25 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Danny Ainge | 41 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 37 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Lohaus | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Artis Gilmore | 11 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Reggie Lewis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Acres | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dirk Minniefield | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darren Daye | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Curry | 22 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Brad Daugherty | 39 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 37 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mark Price | 27 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 4-4 |
| Ron Harper | 32 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark West | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Johnson | 21 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Phil Hubbard | 20 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Dudley | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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