Belt game 4,697 · January 26, 1998
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 94–85 at home to start reign 2,074 of the NBA belt, the 235th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 21, 1998, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on January 30, 1998.
2,074Reign number
235Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chauncey Billups | 31 | 25 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 4-8 | 7-7 |
| Ron Mercer | 33 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Antoine Walker | 39 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 3-6 |
| Walter McCarty | 39 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 15 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bruce Bowen | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| John Thomas | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dee Brown | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Tyus Edney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Minor | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 32 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-15 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Larry Johnson | 34 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 9-10 |
| Charles Oakley | 35 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 30 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| John Starks | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Buck Williams | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Anthony Bowie | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | 21 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Chris Mills | 21 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Grandison | — | 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).