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Belt game 1,197 · March 2, 1961

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 114–110 at home to start reign 548 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.

Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 1, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 7, 1961.

548Reign number
63Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Syracuse Nationals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Larry Costello02400————2-2
Dolph Schayes01900————7-7
Dick Barnett01600————4-5
Dave Gambee01400————4-4
Hal Greer01300————3-3
Johnny Kerr01200————2-2
Harvey Halbrook0600————2-2
Joe Roberts0400————2-3
Al Bianchi0200————0-0
Barney Cable0000——0-0—0-0

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor034140————8-12
Ray Felix02000————4-5
Rudy LaRusso01900————5-5
Jerry West01700————5-6
Frank Selvy01300————1-3
Rod Hundley0500————3-3
Tom Hawkins0400————0-2
Jim Krebs0200————0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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