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Belt game 1,943 · March 26, 1969 · playoffs

San Francisco Warriors take the belt

San Francisco Warriors beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–94 on the road to start reign 868 of the NBA belt, the 88th for the franchise.

Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 23, 1969, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

San Francisco Warriors held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 31, 1969.

868Reign number
88Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held

Box score

Los Angeles Lakers

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry West413627——13-29—10-11
Mel Counts301351——5-14—3-3
Elgin Baylor401284——5-18—2-2
Johnny Egan221113——4-13—3-4
Wilt Chamberlain4811303——5-11—1-3
Bill Hewitt36660——2-8—2-3
Keith Erickson23583——1-4—3-4

San Francisco Warriors

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jeff Mullins463667——16-29—4-4
Rudy LaRusso413274——11-21—10-12
Nate Thurmond4815278——6-16—3-6
Joe Ellis28890——3-13—2-3
Alvin Attles40289——1-7—0-1
Clyde Lee20251——1-2—0-1
Bill Turner7200——0-1—2-3
Jim King10211——1-4—0-0

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

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