Belt game 1,898 · January 7, 1969
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 100–93 on the road to start reign 849 of the NBA belt, the 99th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since January 4, 1969, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 10, 1969.
849Reign number
99Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 40 | 30 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 6-8 |
| Mel Counts | 36 | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 6-6 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 15 | 18 | 10 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 5-11 |
| Johnny Egan | 30 | 12 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 8-10 |
| Freddie Crawford | 35 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Hawkins | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Keith Erickson | 23 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Monroe | 43 | 22 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 8-30 | — | 6-7 |
| Gus Johnson | 28 | 18 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Kevin Loughery | 33 | 16 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Wes Unseld | 39 | 13 | 26 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 3-7 |
| Ray Scott | 29 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Leroy Ellis | 17 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 6-9 |
| Ed Manning | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Barry Orms | 20 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Jack Marin | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).