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Belt game 1,400 · April 19, 1963 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–105 on the road to start reign 643 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 17, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 21, 1963.

643Reign number
97Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor4831194——11-28—9-11
Dick Barnett382632——9-17—8-10
Jerry West431835——8-17—2-2
Rudy LaRusso301292——2-5—8-9
Frank Selvy17821——1-4—6-6
Gene Wiley31670——3-5—0-0
Jim Krebs17461——2-4—0-1
Ron Horn10032——0-1—0-0
Leroy Ellis6020——0-0—0-1

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Heinsohn4035142——12-30—11-14
Bill Russell4822194——8-18—6-7
Sam Jones402175——8-19—5-5
Bob Cousy261015——4-15—2-3
Thomas Sanders31781——3-4—1-4
John Havlicek19541——1-3—3-4
Frank Ramsey15500——2-6—1-2
K.C. Jones21315——1-4—1-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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