Belt game 6,591 · March 17, 2017
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Brooklyn Nets 98–95 on the road to start reign 2,845 of the NBA belt, the 279th for the franchise.
Brooklyn Nets had held it since March 16, 2017, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 19, 2017.
2,845Reign number
279Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Brooklyn Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brook Lopez | 31 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8-18 | 2-5 | 5-6 |
| Randy Foye | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 3-4 |
| Andrew Nicholson | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Jeremy Lin | 21 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Quincy Acy | 32 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 2-4 |
| KJ McDaniels | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Caris LeVert | 24 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Spencer Dinwiddie | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Isaiah Whitehead | 23 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Justin Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trevor Booker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Archie Goodwin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 35 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 4-7 | 6-7 |
| Avery Bradley | 34 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 4-5 |
| Al Horford | 28 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6-16 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Marcus Smart | 29 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3-14 | 1-5 | 5-5 |
| Gerald Green | 17 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Amir Johnson | 22 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Tyler Zeller | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jaylen Brown | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Terry Rozier | 23 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Demetrius Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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).