Belt game 1,621 · February 13, 1966
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 120–110 on the road to start reign 738 of the NBA belt, the 89th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 12, 1966, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 17, 1966.
738Reign number
89Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy LaRusso | 35 | 26 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 8-10 |
| Leroy Ellis | 34 | 25 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 5-7 |
| Jerry West | 47 | 22 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 6-9 |
| Walt Hazzard | 29 | 19 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 3-6 |
| Elgin Baylor | 35 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Boozer | 26 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim King | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 14 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Siegfried | 42 | 26 | 3 | 7 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 12-14 |
| John Havlicek | 35 | 22 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 9-24 | — | 4-5 |
| Mel Counts | 26 | 18 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 6-6 |
| K.C. Jones | 39 | 15 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-7 |
| Bill Russell | 47 | 13 | 23 | 7 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-11 |
| Don Nelson | 24 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Bonham | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Willie Naulls | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).