Belt game 1,344 · January 9, 1963
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 123–115 on the road to start reign 613 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since January 6, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 11 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 20, 1963.
613Reign number
72Team's reign
4Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Scott | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-7 |
| Willie Jones | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jackie Moreland | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17-26 | — | 6-8 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 25 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ron Horn | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Gene Wiley | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).