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Belt game 1,421 · December 1, 1963

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Cincinnati Royals 114–109 on the road to start reign 651 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.

Cincinnati Royals had held it since November 26, 1963, with 3 defenses over 5 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 4, 1963.

651Reign number
76Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Wayne Embry039170——15-27—9-14
Oscar Robertson4830106——8-19—14-16
Jack Twyman01440——7-15—0-1
Jerry Lucas07160——3-11—1-1
Adrian Smith0610——3-8—0-0
Arlen Bockhorn0610——3-7—0-0
Bob Boozer0450——2-7—0-0
Tom Thacker0240——1-3—0-0
Tom Hawkins0150——0-3—1-1
Enoch Olsen0010——0-2—0-0

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West03780——13-21—11-17
Elgin Baylor027120——10-28—7-9
Dick Barnett01930——8-20—3-4
Rudy LaRusso01260——4-6—4-5
Leroy Ellis07120——3-5—1-3
Don Nelson0650——2-6—2-3
Gene Wiley04120——2-3—0-0
Frank Selvy0210——1-2—0-0

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

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