Belt game 1,401 · April 21, 1963 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 126–119 on the road to start reign 644 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 19, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 24, 1963.
644Reign number
75Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 43 | 36 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 13-24 | — | 10-10 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 24 | 27 | 5 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 10-14 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 30 | 23 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 3-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 41 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Cousy | 35 | 12 | 4 | 14 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 2-2 |
| John Havlicek | 23 | 5 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 3-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Ramsey | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 45 | 43 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 15-34 | — | 13-17 |
| Jerry West | 43 | 32 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 15-26 | — | 2-5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 42 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 3-3 |
| Frank Selvy | 26 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 6-6 |
| Dick Barnett | 27 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 19 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Wiley | 29 | 2 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-2 |
| Leroy Ellis | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).