Belt game 1,566 · April 11, 1965 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 120–112 at home to start reign 712 of the NBA belt, the 85th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since April 7, 1965, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 18, 1965.
712Reign number
85Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 43 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 17-34 | — | 9-12 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 24 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 10-13 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 16 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 6-8 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 9 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 9 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Gene Wiley | 0 | 8 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim King | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Bill McGill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 29 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 9-21 | — | 11-15 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 28 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 4-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 4-6 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 10 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 9 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-3 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Hightower | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).