Belt game 3,925 · April 15, 1990
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 101–94 at home to start reign 1,757 of the NBA belt, the 220th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 12, 1990, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on April 17, 1990.
1,757Reign number
220Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 42 | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 7-11 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 43 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 10-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Newman | 24 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 37 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Kenny Walker | 25 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 23 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Trent Tucker | 25 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Brian Quinnett | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 40 | 34 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12-18 | 1-1 | 9-9 |
| Robert Parish | 38 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Larry Bird | 44 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-22 | 2-6 | 5-5 |
| Kevin McHale | 41 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Jim Paxson | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Johnson | 38 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Bagley | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).