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Belt game 1,571 · April 23, 1965 · playoffs

Boston Celtics take the belt

Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 112–99 on the road to start reign 715 of the NBA belt, the 107th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 21, 1965, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Boston Celtics held it for 183 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on October 23, 1965.

715Reign number
107Team's reign
3Defenses
183Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Leroy Ellis4124111——9-12—6-8
Jerry West432253——6-27—10-12
Rudy LaRusso301462——5-7—4-4
Walt Hazzard201465——5-12—4-4
Dick Barnett291333——6-14—1-1
Gene Wiley446195——3-7—0-2
Don Nelson25583——2-4—1-3
Jim King4110——0-2—1-1
Darrall Imhoff4010——0-1—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones433763——16-27—5-5
Tom Heinsohn251751——8-18—1-1
Thomas Sanders3715123——6-15—3-4
K.C. Jones381445——4-12—6-9
Bill Russell4812235——4-6—4-5
John Havlicek311250——5-17—2-2
Willie Naulls15501——2-10—1-3
Larry Siegfried3000——0-1—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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