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Belt game 1,632 · March 8, 1966

New York Knicks take the belt

New York Knicks beat Los Angeles Lakers 133–132 at home to start reign 744 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 4, 1966, with 2 defenses over 4 days.

New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 11, 1966.

744Reign number
76Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor4546175——16-31—14-16
Jerry West452898——9-19—10-10
Leroy Ellis261690——7-15—2-3
Rudy LaRusso341581——5-10—5-5
Walt Hazzard23902——2-7—5-5
Bob Boozer21790——3-9—1-2
Darrall Imhoff176130——3-6—0-1
Jim King31324——1-4—1-2
Gail Goodrich15231——1-5—0-0
Gene Wiley9021——0-3—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Walt Bellamy5140163——18-26—4-9
Dave Stallworth4631126——11-23—9-14
Howard Komives442448——7-18—10-11
Emmette Bryant4111912——5-13—1-1
John Clemens191020——4-9—2-2
Dick Van Arsdale38935——3-12—3-5
Tom Gola21651——3-6—0-0
Len Chappell5231——1-4—0-0

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

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