Belt game 1,068 · January 2, 1960
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 126–118 on the road to start reign 490 of the NBA belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 1, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 3, 1960.
490Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 42 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16-16 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 26 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Phil Rollins | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 32 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 26 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 19 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 19 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mike Farmer | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jim Palmer | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Anderegg | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Brendan McCann | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).