Belt game 4,675 · December 10, 1997
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Bucks 96–91 at home to start reign 2,063 of the NBA belt, the 234th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 7, 1997, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 13, 1997.
2,063Reign number
234Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 26 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4-13 | 3-5 | 10-12 |
| Antoine Walker | 43 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| Walter McCarty | 27 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Travis Knight | 34 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Ron Mercer | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dana Barros | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Tyus Edney | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 31 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Greg Minor | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dontae' Jones | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 45 | 23 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8-20 | 1-5 | 6-6 |
| Terrell Brandon | 36 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Armen Gilliam | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Tyrone Hill | 36 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Ricky Pierce | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 3-4 |
| Ervin Johnson | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Glenn Robinson | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Elliot Perry | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Feick | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Curry | 22 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerald Honeycutt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).