Belt game 1,858 · April 24, 1968 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 123–113 on the road to start reign 834 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 15, 1968, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 26, 1968.
834Reign number
96Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 24 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 9-25 | — | 6-7 |
| Don Nelson | 27 | 20 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 4-7 |
| Sam Jones | 33 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 6-6 |
| Larry Siegfried | 34 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 1-1 |
| Bailey Howell | 31 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 15 | 24 | 5 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 5-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Thacker | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 40 | 35 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 14-28 | — | 7-9 |
| Elgin Baylor | 30 | 23 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 5-8 |
| Tom Hawkins | 31 | 19 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Archie Clark | 38 | 17 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-19 | — | 5-5 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 29 | 9 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Mel Counts | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Freddie Crawford | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-5 |
| Gail Goodrich | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Erwin Mueller | 24 | 2 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).