Belt game 1,547 · March 3, 1965
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 104–102 on the road to start reign 703 of the NBA belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 24, 1965, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 6, 1965.
703Reign number
82Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 34 | 28 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 2-5 |
| Thomas Sanders | 33 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 3-5 |
| Larry Siegfried | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 10 | 38 | 5 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 2-5 |
| John Havlicek | 22 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 27 | 10 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 2-4 |
| Ron Bonham | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| K.C. Jones | 33 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1-13 | — | 0-1 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 43 | 30 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10-27 | — | 10-12 |
| Elgin Baylor | 36 | 22 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 4-5 |
| Dick Barnett | 21 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Leroy Ellis | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 4-5 |
| Gene Wiley | 35 | 9 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Hazzard | 27 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 32 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim King | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Bill McGill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).