Belt game 4,847 · December 3, 1999
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Miami Heat 96–84 at home to start reign 2,140 of the NBA belt, the 238th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since November 24, 1999, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 4, 1999.
2,140Reign number
238Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 38 | 26 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9-22 | 2-6 | 6-8 |
| Kenny Anderson | 34 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 4-5 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 25 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Antoine Walker | 37 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4-16 | 0-5 | 4-6 |
| Tony Battie | 22 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Eric Williams | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Adrian Griffin | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Pervis Ellison | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug Overton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Voshon Lenard | 32 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-14 | 3-6 | 4-7 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 34 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9-11 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 43 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-3 | 3-8 |
| P.J. Brown | 35 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Dan Majerle | 28 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 20 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Anthony Carter | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Harold Jamison | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rex Walters | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Buford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 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).