Belt game 1,055 · December 8, 1959
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 105–101 at home to start reign 486 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 5, 1959, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 10, 1959.
486Reign number
40Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 33 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 18 | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Phil Rollins | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-4 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 30 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-14 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Si Green | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).