Belt game 1,504 · December 8, 1964
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–98 on the road to start reign 687 of the NBA belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 6, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 9 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on December 17, 1964.
687Reign number
102Team's reign
5Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 25 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 24 | 23 | 8 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 2-5 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 20 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 8-25 | — | 4-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 15 | 7 | 14 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 1-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-17 | — | 2-3 |
| John Thompson | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-4 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 34 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 15-22 | — | 4-8 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 22 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 10-11 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 19 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 5-9 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 9 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 5-8 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 8 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Charles Nash | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerry Grote | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
| Jim King | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Hazzard | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Wiley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).