Belt game 7,053 · December 22, 2021
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–101 at home to start reign 3,041 of the NBA belt, the 287th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 8, 2021, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on December 25, 2021.
3,041Reign number
287Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 35 | 34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12-22 | 5-10 | 5-5 |
| Robert Williams III | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 10-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jayson Tatum | 36 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6-19 | 2-8 | 4-4 |
| Romeo Langford | 30 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Payton Pritchard | 20 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Enes Freedom | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Smart | 31 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Dennis Schroder | 18 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-11 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Justin Jackson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Joe Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| CJ Miles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Fernando | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland | 40 | 28 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 11-22 | 2-8 | 4-4 |
| Kevin Love | 22 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 5-7 |
| Cedi Osman | 30 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
| Denzel Valentine | 26 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Rubio | 30 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-12 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 32 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-12 | 0-5 | 3-3 |
| Dean Wade | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Pangos | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tacko Fall | 19 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Justin Anderson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Tre Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Kornet | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).