Belt game 1,629 · March 4, 1966
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 123–106 at home to start reign 743 of the NBA belt, the 91st for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since March 2, 1966, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 8, 1966.
743Reign number
91Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 24 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 10-10 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 22 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 9-26 | — | 4-4 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 12 | 20 | 3 | — | — | 3-19 | — | 6-8 |
| Jerry Sloan | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Ben Warley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Barnes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 0 | 38 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 14-27 | — | 10-11 |
| Walt Hazzard | 0 | 18 | 3 | 8 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 16 | 20 | 7 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 4-8 |
| Leroy Ellis | 0 | 14 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 10 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-7 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim King | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Gene Wiley | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gail Goodrich | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| John Fairchild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).