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
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 |
| Kevin McHale | 41 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-17 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Larry Bird | 44 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5-22 | 2-6 | 5-5 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Stuart Gray | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Quinnett | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).