Belt game 5,718 · June 12, 2008 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 97–91 on the road to start reign 2,507 of the NBA belt, the 258th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 10, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on June 15, 2008.
2,507Reign number
258Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 42 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 8-9 |
| Ray Allen | 48 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 5-5 |
| James Posey | 25 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 4-8 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Garnett | 37 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eddie House | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 17 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Leon Powe | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| P.J. Brown | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Glen Davis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Odom | 39 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Kobe Bryant | 43 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 5-6 |
| Pau Gasol | 37 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Derek Fisher | 25 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Trevor Ariza | 8 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Jordan Farmar | 21 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Luke Walton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mihm | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).