Belt game 1,649 · April 19, 1966 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–109 at home to start reign 754 of the NBA belt, the 116th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 17, 1966, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 24, 1966.
754Reign number
116Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 34 | 18 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim King | 27 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Gail Goodrich | 37 | 15 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 6-8 |
| Walt Hazzard | 22 | 13 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 1-2 |
| Leroy Ellis | 24 | 13 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 1-2 |
| Elgin Baylor | 38 | 13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 3-9 |
| Bob Boozer | 18 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Tom Hoover | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Wiley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 43 | 21 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Sam Jones | 25 | 21 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 9-10 |
| Larry Siegfried | 19 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Russell | 42 | 19 | 24 | 4 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Don Nelson | 28 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 3-6 |
| Mel Counts | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-3 |
| K.C. Jones | 39 | 8 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Bonham | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-6 |
| John Thompson | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Willie Naulls | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).