Belt game 4,850 · December 8, 1999
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 115–90 at home to start reign 2,143 of the NBA belt, the 239th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since December 6, 1999, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 12, 1999.
2,143Reign number
239Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 26 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Paul Pierce | 26 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Tony Battie | 24 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Walter McCarty | 21 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Calbert Cheaney | 23 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Anderson | 24 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Williams | 23 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Dana Barros | 19 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Griffin | 21 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Doug Overton | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio McDyess | 30 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 8-14 |
| Chauncey Billups | 23 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 1-3 | 6-7 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 32 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Nick Van Exel | 25 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 4-4 |
| James Posey | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 5-6 |
| Ryan Bowen | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| George McCloud | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Keon Clark | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cory Alexander | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Mercer | 24 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Bryant Stith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Roy Rogers | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).