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 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 4, 1999.
2,140Reign number
238Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
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 |
| Rex Walters | 20 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Harold Jamison | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Strickland | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rodney Buford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 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 |
| Doug Overton | — | 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).