Belt game 1,981 · December 5, 1969
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 128–109 at home to start reign 883 of the NBA belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since December 3, 1969, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 7, 1969.
883Reign number
106Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 41 | 26 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 12-13 |
| Happy Hairston | 38 | 24 | 13 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 10-11 |
| Mel Counts | 35 | 22 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 11-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Elgin Baylor | 34 | 22 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Eldo Garrett | 34 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Keith Erickson | 25 | 10 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Johnny Egan | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Rick Roberson | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-3 |
| Willie McCarter | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Lynn | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Komives | 38 | 22 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Eddie Miles | 41 | 22 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 6-10 |
| Jimmy Walker | 43 | 22 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 4-5 |
| Terry Dischinger | 25 | 22 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 7-8 | — | 8-10 |
| Walt Bellamy | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 3-7 |
| Otto Moore | 24 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-4 |
| Erwin Mueller | 30 | 6 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mccoy McLemore | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Long | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 9 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| George Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).