Belt game 6,552 · December 25, 2016
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 119–114 on the road to start reign 2,829 of the NBA belt, the 277th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 20, 2016, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 29, 2016.
2,829Reign number
277Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9-24 | 2-7 | 9-9 |
| Derrick Rose | 37 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 37 | 22 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-16 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Courtney Lee | 34 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 1-2 |
| Joakim Noah | 27 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Justin Holiday | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 |
| Kyle O'Quinn | 13 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Lance Thomas | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Ron Baker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Willy Hernangomez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brandon Jennings | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Thomas | 32 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9-23 | 3-13 | 6-8 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 23 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 33 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Smart | 28 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-4 | 3-4 |
| Al Horford | 34 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Avery Bradley | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Amir Johnson | 24 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Gerald Green | 11 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Terry Rozier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Zeller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Young | — | 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).