Belt game 5,644 · December 21, 2007
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 107–82 at home to start reign 2,481 of the NBA belt, the 251st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 19, 2007, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 19 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Charlotte Hornets on January 9, 2008.
2,481Reign number
251Team's reign
8Defenses
19Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon | 31 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 2-4 | 7-8 |
| Aaron Gray | 28 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Duhon | 29 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Luol Deng | 25 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Andres Nocioni | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 16 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joakim Noah | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Viktor Khryapa | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Adrian Griffin | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 19 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 23 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Joe Smith | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-6 | 6-7 |
| Ray Allen | 37 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-7 | 3-3 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Kevin Garnett | 25 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Tony Allen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| James Posey | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 29 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Glen Davis | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Leon Powe | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Eddie House | 19 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Scot Pollard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).