Belt game 3,986 · January 9, 1991
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 110–102 at home to start reign 1,781 of the NBA belt, the 222nd for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 30, 1990, with 4 defenses over 10 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 12, 1991.
1,781Reign number
222Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pierce | 28 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Alvin Robertson | 34 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-18 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Jack Sikma | 31 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-15 | 1-5 | 3-3 |
| Jay Humphries | 36 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Dan Schayes | 22 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Fred Roberts | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Brickowski | 28 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Brad Lohaus | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Grayer | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Steve Henson | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 48 | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11-21 | 2-2 | 6-7 |
| Reggie Lewis | 43 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Brian Shaw | 43 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 9-11 |
| Kevin Gamble | 37 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Dee Brown | 21 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ed Pinckney | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).