Belt game 5,666 · February 10, 2008
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 98–90 at home to start reign 2,486 of the NBA belt, the 252nd for the franchise.
San Antonio Spurs had held it since January 31, 2008, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 19, 2008.
2,486Reign number
252Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 42 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-18 | 5-9 | 8-12 |
| Ray Allen | 37 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-5 | 4-6 |
| Eddie House | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | 33 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Tony Allen | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| James Posey | 33 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Leon Powe | 13 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 33 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 15 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Garnett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gabe Pruitt | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
San Antonio Spurs
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Duncan | 40 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Manu Ginobili | 38 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 5-11 | 2-2 |
| Michael Finley | 32 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 24 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 1-1 |
| Ime Udoka | 23 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Fabricio Oberto | 19 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Bowen | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Robert Horry | 7 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Francisco Elson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Matt Bonner | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brent Barry | — | 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).