Belt game 1,303 · April 14, 1962 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–121 on the road to start reign 596 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 11, 1962, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 16, 1962.
596Reign number
69Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 48 | 61 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 22-46 | — | 17-19 |
| Jerry West | 47 | 24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-24 | — | 8-8 |
| Frank Selvy | 33 | 12 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Krebs | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 36 | 10 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 2-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Ray Felix | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Hawkins | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 21 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Heinsohn | 35 | 30 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 6-7 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 26 | 29 | 3 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Sam Jones | 42 | 26 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Cousy | 41 | 16 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 6-21 | — | 4-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 13 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).