Belt game 1,304 · April 16, 1962 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–105 on the road to start reign 597 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 14, 1962, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 197 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on October 30, 1962.
597Reign number
85Team's reign
4Defenses
197Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 45 | 34 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 11-27 | — | 12-14 |
| Jerry West | 46 | 34 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 12-19 | — | 10-12 |
| Frank Selvy | 39 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 36 | 9 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 38 | 6 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-2 |
| Ray Felix | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Hundley | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Howie Jolliff | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 40 | 35 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 17-27 | — | 1-4 |
| Thomas Sanders | 42 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 6-6 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 19 | 24 | 10 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 7-10 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 34 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 7-9 |
| K.C. Jones | 25 | 13 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 31 | 13 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Ramsey | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).