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Belt game 1,652 · April 24, 1966 · playoffs

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 121–117 on the road to start reign 755 of the NBA belt, the 93rd for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since April 19, 1966, with 2 defenses over 5 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 28, 1966.

755Reign number
93Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Russell4832284——13-23—6-7
John Havlicek4325102——9-22—7-8
Larry Siegfried321616——7-14—2-3
Sam Jones361542——6-15—3-4
Thomas Sanders341350——3-14—7-7
K.C. Jones28846——4-13—0-0
Don Nelson14551——2-4—1-1
Mel Counts4300——1-2—1-1
Ron Bonham1000——0-0—0-0

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elgin Baylor4641162——13-31—15-17
Jerry West463185——11-24—9-9
Leroy Ellis3017150——8-15—1-3
Rudy LaRusso281431——5-6—4-4
Jim King32634——3-8—0-0
Walt Hazzard11501——2-4—1-3
Gail Goodrich23513——1-5—3-3
Darrall Imhoff24284——0-0—2-2

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

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