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Belt game 1,577 · November 3, 1965

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–116 at home to start reign 717 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.

St. Louis Hawks had held it since October 23, 1965, with 1 defense over 11 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 6, 1965.

717Reign number
87Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West423867——13-20—12-13
Walt Hazzard362049——7-11—6-8
Leroy Ellis3416110——5-16—6-7
Elgin Baylor3712137——3-18—6-7
Rudy LaRusso231231——5-18—2-2
Darrall Imhoff3011152——4-6—3-4
Gail Goodrich15612——2-3—2-3
Bob Boozer16311——1-4—1-1
Gene Wiley4210——1-1—0-0
Jim King3010——0-1—0-0

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Richie Guerin393075——10-21—10-10
Bill Bridges411994——7-15—5-8
Zelmo Beaty4519113——8-15—3-5
Lenny Wilkens301631——6-14—4-4
Cliff Hagan221432——6-15—2-2
Jim Washington2812112——6-10—0-1
John Barnhill22457——2-5—0-1
John Tresvant8230——1-3—0-0
Jeff Mullins5011——0-1—0-0

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

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