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
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 32 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 10-13 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 11-16 | — | 2-3 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 20 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Joe Buckhalter | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Wiesenhahn | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 50 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 17-30 | — | 16-18 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 38 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 16-36 | — | 6-9 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 26 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 2-3 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Howie Jolliff | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob McNeill | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).