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
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 |
| James Young | — | 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Lance Thomas | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Mindaugas Kuzminskas | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Sasha Vujacic | — | 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 |
| Ron Baker | — | 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).