Belt game 4,083 · December 20, 1991
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Utah Jazz 112–101 at home to start reign 1,826 of the NBA belt, the 224th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since December 17, 1991, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on December 21, 1991.
1,826Reign number
224Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 40 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-24 | 1-1 | 8-12 |
| Jeff Malone | 37 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| John Stockton | 37 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Mike Brown | 36 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| David Benoit | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delaney Rudd | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Blue Edwards | 27 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyrone Corbin | 22 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Eaton | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Bird | 38 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Brian Shaw | 30 | 19 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Kevin McHale | 24 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Lewis | 36 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Robert Parish | 30 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rick Fox | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Gamble | 22 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 26 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| John Bagley | 18 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).