Belt game 1,859 · April 26, 1968 · playoffs
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 127–119 on the road to start reign 835 of the NBA belt, the 130th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since April 24, 1968, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 28, 1968.
835Reign number
130Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 44 | 33 | 7 | 9 | — | — | 12-24 | — | 9-12 |
| Elgin Baylor | 42 | 28 | 18 | 3 | — | — | 12-25 | — | 4-5 |
| Archie Clark | 38 | 17 | 1 | 8 | — | — | 5-16 | — | 7-7 |
| Mel Counts | 22 | 15 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Hawkins | 44 | 13 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 24 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-4 |
| Gail Goodrich | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Freddie Crawford | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Erwin Mueller | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 27 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 5-6 |
| Larry Siegfried | 33 | 26 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 10-12 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 25 | 16 | 9 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 7-10 |
| Sam Jones | 40 | 20 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 2-3 |
| Bailey Howell | 30 | 17 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 3-3 |
| Don Nelson | 21 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).