Belt game 1,942 · March 23, 1969
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat New York Knicks 128–111 at home to start reign 867 of the NBA belt, the 102nd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 19, 1969, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on March 26, 1969.
867Reign number
102Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willis Reed | 42 | 26 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill Bradley | 44 | 21 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Walt Frazier | 39 | 20 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 2-5 |
| Dick Barnett | 36 | 20 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave DeBusschere | 40 | 20 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Mike Riordan | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Don May | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Bowman | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 39 | 34 | 5 | 10 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 8-11 |
| Mel Counts | 40 | 26 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 25 | 21 | 6 | — | — | 11-15 | — | 3-4 |
| Keith Erickson | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Egan | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Hewitt | 45 | 6 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Freddie Crawford | 17 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jay Carty | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).