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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

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West341874——7-18—4-4
Jim King271552——5-12—5-6
Gail Goodrich371554——6-10—3-5
Rudy LaRusso191440——4-13—6-8
Walt Hazzard221325——6-13—1-2
Elgin Baylor3813140——5-16—3-9
Leroy Ellis241390——6-15—1-2
Bob Boozer18450——2-9—0-1
Tom Hoover6420——2-3—0-0
Darrall Imhoff11041——0-3—0-0
Gene Wiley4010——0-1—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Sam Jones252171——6-14—9-10
John Havlicek4321117——8-21—5-5
Larry Siegfried192042——8-13—4-4
Bill Russell4219244——8-12—3-3
Don Nelson281391——4-11—5-6
Thomas Sanders171142——4-6—3-6
Mel Counts12960——3-7—3-3
K.C. Jones39844——3-11—2-2
Ron Bonham4520——1-1—3-6
John Thompson5220——1-3—0-0
Willie Naulls6020——0-2—0-0

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

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