Belt game 3,988 · January 12, 1991
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Boston Celtics 116–99 at home to start reign 1,782 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 9, 1991, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 15, 1991.
1,782Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 45 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13-24 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Kevin Gamble | 40 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Dee Brown | 34 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-2 | 4-4 |
| Kevin McHale | 37 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 33 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Shaw | 32 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Smith | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Popson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard King | 47 | 37 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14-27 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Harvey Grant | 43 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14-23 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darrell Walker | 41 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Haywoode Workman | 33 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Charles Jones | 30 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Byron Irvin | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Pervis Ellison | 17 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ledell Eackles | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tom Hammonds | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| A.J. English | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Alarie | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).