Belt game 1,300 · April 8, 1962 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 129–122 on the road to start reign 594 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 5, 1962, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 11, 1962.
594Reign number
68Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 23 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 3-9 |
| Bob Cousy | 39 | 23 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 5-8 |
| Sam Jones | 28 | 17 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 31 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 29 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Frank Ramsey | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 19 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 45 | 40 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 14-15 |
| Elgin Baylor | 46 | 36 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 14-30 | — | 8-8 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 41 | 22 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 10-11 |
| Frank Selvy | 39 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 36 | 12 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Ray Felix | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob McNeill | 12 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).