Belt game 1,182 · February 7, 1961
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 96–95 at home to start reign 540 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since February 2, 1961, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 8, 1961.
540Reign number
66Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 0 | 26 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5-9 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).