Belt game 5,720 · June 17, 2008 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 131–92 at home to start reign 2,509 of the NBA belt, the 259th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since June 15, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 137 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on November 1, 2008.
2,509Reign number
259Team's reign
2Defenses
137Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 32 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 8-12 | 7-9 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Garnett | 35 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10-18 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Rajon Rondo | 31 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 5-7 |
| Paul Pierce | 38 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-7 | 7-8 |
| James Posey | 26 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4-4 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Eddie House | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Leon Powe | 9 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| P.J. Brown | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Glen Davis | 14 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tony Allen | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Cassell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kobe Bryant | 42 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-22 | 3-9 | 5-5 |
| Lamar Odom | 40 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 10-16 |
| Jordan Farmar | 25 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Pau Gasol | 32 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Luke Walton | 14 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Sasha Vujacic | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Derek Fisher | 28 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Ronny Turiaf | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).