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Belt game 1,780 · December 8, 1967

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 115–103 on the road to start reign 798 of the NBA belt, the 94th for the franchise.

Detroit Pistons had held it since December 2, 1967, with 2 defenses over 6 days.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on December 10, 1967.

798Reign number
94Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held

Box score

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dave Bing02502————1-1
Eddie Miles01800————4-5
Dave DeBusschere01600————4-5
Terry Dischinger01600————0-1
John Tresvant01100————5-8
Joe Strawder0900————3-3
Tom Van Arsdale0600————2-3
Len Chappell0200————0-0
Jimmy Walker0000——0-0—0-0

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West02700————7-11
Elgin Baylor02100————5-5
Archie Clark02000————0-1
Mel Counts01500————5-7
Tom Hawkins01400————4-5
Gail Goodrich0900————3-3
Darrall Imhoff0900————1-2
John Wetzel0000——0-0—0-0
Jim Barnes0000——0-0—0-0

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

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