Belt game 1,568 · April 18, 1965 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 142–110 at home to start reign 713 of the NBA belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 11, 1965, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 21, 1965.
713Reign number
106Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 36 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Barnett | 31 | 21 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 3-6 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 35 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 4-8 |
| Don Nelson | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Leroy Ellis | 32 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Walt Hazzard | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim King | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Gene Wiley | 30 | 5 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill McGill | 15 | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Jones | 32 | 25 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 7-7 |
| John Havlicek | 23 | 22 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Larry Siegfried | 25 | 19 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 7-9 |
| Bill Russell | 38 | 18 | 28 | 6 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 4-10 |
| K.C. Jones | 27 | 17 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Thomas Sanders | 25 | 9 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 25 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Ron Bonham | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-5 |
| Mel Counts | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| John Thompson | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).