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Belt game 1,240 · December 19, 1961

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–101 at home to start reign 565 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since December 3, 1961, with 7 defenses over 16 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 7 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 26, 1961.

565Reign number
65Team's reign
3Defenses
7Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West02969——8-19—13-14
Elgin Baylor024190——8-26—8-12
Frank Selvy02050——9-13—2-5
Rudy LaRusso01470——6-8—2-4
Jim Krebs09130——4-5—1-2
Rod Hundley0420——2-4—0-0
Ray Felix0450——1-3—2-2
Tom Hawkins0030——0-4—0-1

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones02650——11-25—4-4
Tom Heinsohn018130——9-28—0-0
Bill Russell4815210——6-20—3-8
Frank Ramsey01450——3-3—8-10
Bob Cousy01350——6-11—1-3
K.C. Jones0740——3-14—1-3
Jim Loscutoff0420——2-5—0-0
Thomas Sanders0450——2-5—0-0

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

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