Belt game 1,439 · January 8, 1964
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 136–118 at home to start reign 660 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 5, 1964, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 10, 1964.
660Reign number
77Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McGill | 0 | 23 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 5-6 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 20 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 1-1 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 6-11 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-1 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hoover | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 39 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 16-21 | — | 7-8 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 36 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 8-8 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 8 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Gene Wiley | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim King | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).