Belt game 1,920 · February 18, 1969
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 113–109 on the road to start reign 858 of the NBA belt, the 101st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 28, 1969, with 9 defenses over 21 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 19, 1969.
858Reign number
101Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 31 | 23 | 2 | — | — | 11-17 | — | 9-17 |
| Mel Counts | 42 | 23 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Elgin Baylor | 39 | 20 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 8-26 | — | 4-10 |
| Freddie Crawford | 34 | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 1-5 |
| Keith Erickson | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny Egan | 27 | 7 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Hawkins | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Frazier | 48 | 30 | 9 | 16 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Dick Barnett | 33 | 23 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Bradley | 43 | 17 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Willis Reed | 33 | 14 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 38 | 13 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Nate Bowman | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Don May | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).