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
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 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 39 | 23 | 8 | 11 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 5-8 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 23 | 23 | 5 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 3-9 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).