Belt game 3,689 · June 14, 1987 · playoffs
Los Angeles Lakers take the belt
Los Angeles Lakers beat Boston Celtics 106–93 at home to start reign 1,656 of the NBA belt, the 163rd for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 11, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Los Angeles Lakers held it for 161 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on November 22, 1987.
1,656Reign number
163Team's reign
8Defenses
161Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 29 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13-18 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| James Worthy | 36 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Magic Johnson | 42 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 7-21 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Mychal Thompson | 37 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Byron Scott | 29 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Michael Cooper | 34 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| A.C. Green | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Rambis | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Wes Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adrian Branch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Mike Smrek | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Johnson | 46 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11-22 | 0-2 | 11-11 |
| Kevin McHale | 40 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Larry Bird | 41 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6-16 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 27 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Darren Daye | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Kite | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Danny Ainge | 41 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Walton | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Conner Henry | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Vincent | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Roberts | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jerry Sichting | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).