Belt game 4,148 · May 2, 1992 · playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 101–76 at home to start reign 1,850 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 5, 1992, with 10 defenses over 27 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 4, 1992.
1,850Reign number
28Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Daugherty | 39 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Larry Nance | 40 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 6-7 |
| Mark Price | 36 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 34 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| John Battle | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Sanders | 28 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terrell Brandon | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ferry | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Henry James | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 33 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gamble | 41 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Reggie Lewis | 38 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin McHale | 36 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 28 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Bagley | 32 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sherman Douglas | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dee Brown | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).
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