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Belt game 1,067 · January 1, 1960

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 128–115 on the road to start reign 489 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since December 12, 1959, with 8 defenses over 20 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 2, 1960.

489Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bill Sharman03430————8-10
Tom Heinsohn01950————1-3
Bill Russell016240————4-4
Bob Cousy01670————8-10
Gene Conley010110————2-2
Frank Ramsey0850————2-2
Sam Jones0760————1-4
K.C. Jones0530————1-3
John Richter0000——0-0—0-0
Jim Loscutoff0020——0-0—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Twyman040100————6-8
Phil Jordon031200————7-7
Dave Piontek01980————3-6
Medford Park01470————2-3
Win Wilfong01030————0-0
Arlen Bockhorn0950————1-2
Wayne Embry0420————2-2
Hub Reed0140——0-0—1-2
Larry Staverman0020——0-0—0-0
Phil Rollins0040——0-0—0-0

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

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