Belt game 1,302 · April 11, 1962 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–103 on the road to start reign 595 of the NBA belt, the 84th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 8, 1962, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 14, 1962.
595Reign number
84Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 47 | 38 | 14 | 6 | — | — | 14-28 | — | 10-14 |
| Jerry West | 40 | 26 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 10-23 | — | 6-9 |
| Frank Selvy | 29 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 37 | 11 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Krebs | 36 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Wayne Yates | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Howie Jolliff | 13 | 2 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Ray Felix | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Rod Hundley | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob McNeill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 21 | 22 | 6 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 39 | 19 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 1-1 |
| Thomas Sanders | 32 | 18 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 8-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Cousy | 37 | 17 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Sam Jones | 24 | 14 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 4-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 24 | 9 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Frank Ramsey | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Gary Phillips | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Gene Guarilia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).