Belt game 4,839 · November 17, 1999
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 114–103 at home to start reign 2,136 of the NBA belt, the 237th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 13, 1999, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on November 20, 1999.
2,136Reign number
237Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 42 | 30 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-4 | 12-14 |
| Adrian Griffin | 42 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 9-12 |
| Kenny Anderson | 34 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 16 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Antoine Walker | 43 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-17 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Eric Williams | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dana Barros | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Pervis Ellison | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doug Overton | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Calbert Cheaney | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 32 | 27 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 9-12 |
| Bob Sura | 31 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Andre Miller | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Danny Ferry | 35 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Brevin Knight | 29 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Cedric Henderson | 21 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ryan Stack | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wesley Person | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mark Bryant | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Trajan Langdon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Benoit Benjamin | — | 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).