Belt game 4,774 · February 26, 1999
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 94–80 at home to start reign 2,108 of the NBA belt, the 236th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 25, 1999, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on March 1, 1999.
2,108Reign number
236Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 39 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Patrick Ewing | 34 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Camby | 29 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chris Childs | 35 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Ward | 31 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 22 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Larry Johnson | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rick Brunson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Herb Williams | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Scott | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Dudley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 35 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9-26 | 3-7 | 3-8 |
| Paul Pierce | 41 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7-19 | 5-11 | 5-6 |
| Kenny Anderson | 32 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Greg Minor | 21 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 22 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 25 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Eric Riley | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bruce Bowen | 32 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Popeye Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Mercer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Schintzius | — | 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).