Belt game 1,038 · November 8, 1959
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 136–115 at home to start reign 476 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 4, 1959, with 9 defenses over 218 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 10, 1959.
476Reign number
56Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 64 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 25-47 | — | 14-19 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 3-7 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 7-8 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Bobby Smith | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Steve Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 10-11 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 3-4 |
| John Richter | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 5-6 |
| Gene Guarilia | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).