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Belt game 1,259 · January 24, 1962

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 136–123 at home to start reign 573 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 13, 1962, with 4 defenses over 11 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 8 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 1, 1962.

573Reign number
66Team's reign
4Defenses
8Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West050810——17-30—16-18
Elgin Baylor038191——16-36—6-9
Rudy LaRusso026150——12-21—2-3
Frank Selvy0740——2-11—3-3
Tom Hawkins0640——2-6—2-2
Howie Jolliff04100——2-4—0-0
Rod Hundley0200——1-6—0-0
Bob McNeill0200——1-2—0-0
Jim Krebs0130——0-4—1-2
Ray Felix0030——0-1—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson032811——11-22—10-13
Jack Twyman02480——11-16—2-3
Wayne Embry020130——8-13—4-5
Arlen Bockhorn01420——6-13—2-2
Adrian Smith01210——4-8—4-5
Joe Buckhalter0850——4-6—0-0
Bob Boozer0750——3-5—1-2
Hub Reed0200——1-3—0-0
Bob Wiesenhahn0200——1-1—0-0
Robert Nordmann0210——0-1—2-2
Dave Zeller0000——0-1—0-0

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

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