Belt game 5,841 · December 1, 2009
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Charlotte Bobcats 108–90 on the road to start reign 2,557 of the NBA belt, the 262nd for the franchise.
Charlotte Bobcats had held it since November 28, 2009, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 17 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 18, 2009.
2,557Reign number
262Team's reign
6Defenses
17Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Allen | 35 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-9 | 5-6 | 10-10 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 29 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Kevin Garnett | 26 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Eddie House | 17 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 31 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Paul Pierce | 33 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Shelden Williams | 21 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Marquis Daniels | 21 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| J.R. Giddens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lester Hudson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Bobcats
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nazr Mohammed | 19 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-8 |
| Raymond Felton | 31 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Boris Diaw | 24 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Stephen Graham | 22 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Stephen Jackson | 29 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Flip Murray | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 2-3 |
| Gerald Henderson | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Gerald Wallace | 27 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Tyson Chandler | 26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| D.J. Augustin | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Derrick Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeSagana Diop | — | 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).