Belt game 1,899 · January 10, 1969
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–82 at home to start reign 850 of the NBA belt, the 133rd for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since January 7, 1969, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 12, 1969.
850Reign number
133Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 48 | 24 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 4-7 |
| Sam Jones | 19 | 20 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Siegfried | 38 | 14 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Bailey Howell | 30 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Russell | 48 | 8 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-6 |
| Thomas Sanders | 35 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Nelson | 18 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Emmette Bryant | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 37 | 21 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 5-8 |
| Mel Counts | 29 | 19 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Egan | 34 | 15 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 3-5 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 10 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-5 |
| Jay Carty | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Keith Erickson | 30 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Freddie Crawford | 30 | 1 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Cliff Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).