Belt game 6,554 · December 29, 2016
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston Celtics 124–118 at home to start reign 2,830 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 25, 2016, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on January 4, 2017.
2,830Reign number
68Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Thomas | 33 | 31 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 2-5 | 13-13 |
| Avery Bradley | 29 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10-21 | 3-10 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 34 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 17 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Tyler Zeller | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Green | 15 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Jaylen Brown | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Horford | 29 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terry Rozier | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Amir Johnson | 14 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| James Young | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyrie Irving | 41 | 32 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 12-17 | 2-5 | 6-7 |
| Kevin Love | 34 | 30 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10-22 | 6-16 | 4-4 |
| LeBron James | 43 | 23 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 9-18 | 2-6 | 3-7 |
| Tristan Thompson | 32 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Richard Jefferson | 19 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 20 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Iman Shumpert | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Channing Frye | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kay Felder | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan McRae | — | 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).
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