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 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 2, 1960.
489Reign number
41Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 40 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 31 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 19 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 9 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Rollins | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Sharman | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 16 | 24 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Cousy | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 10 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Frank Ramsey | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| John Richter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).