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Belt game 1,905 · January 21, 1969

Los Angeles Lakers take the belt

Los Angeles Lakers beat Milwaukee Bucks 122–105 on the road to start reign 854 of the NBA belt, the 100th for the franchise.

Milwaukee Bucks had held it since January 20, 1969, with 0 defenses over 1 day.

Los Angeles Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 22, 1969.

854Reign number
100Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held

Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West04400——15-20—14-14
Mel Counts026190————4-6
Elgin Baylor02200————4-6
Keith Erickson01100————1-2
Johnny Egan01100————3-3
Wilt Chamberlain04200——2-6—0-0
Freddie Crawford0200————0-0
Bill Hewitt0200————0-0
Tom Hawkins0000——0-0—0-0

Milwaukee Bucks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jon McGlocklin03300————7-7
Flynn Robinson01900————1-1
Fred Hetzel01500————5-5
Len Chappell01400————0-2
Wayne Embry0900————3-3
Greg Smith0800————0-0
Dick Cunningham0300————1-2
Guy Rodgers0200————0-0
Rich Niemann0200————0-0

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

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