Belt game 4,107 · February 5, 1992
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Houston Rockets 98–85 at home to start reign 1,839 of the NBA belt, the 225th for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since February 3, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 6 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on February 11, 1992.
1,839Reign number
225Team's reign
0Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 42 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8-18 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Robert Parish | 28 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Joe Kleine | 30 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 38 | 10 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| John Bagley | 27 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Sherman Douglas | 21 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Kevin Gamble | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Dee Brown | 11 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Rick Fox | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Battle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 42 | 24 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9-22 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Otis Thorpe | 41 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kenny Smith | 32 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Vernon Maxwell | 37 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4-18 | 0-4 | 4-4 |
| Avery Johnson | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Buck Johnson | 32 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Jamerson | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tree Rollins | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bullard | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).