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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 days.

New York Knicks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 3, 1960.

490Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Richie Guerin03260————8-12
Willie Naulls026190————8-10
Ken Sears019100————3-4
Carl Braun01930————3-3
Mike Farmer01230————2-2
Charlie Tyra01090————2-4
Jim Palmer0640————2-3
Bob Anderegg0210————0-0
Brendan McCann0010——0-0—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Twyman04260————16-16
Phil Jordon02680————4-6
Medford Park01440————4-4
Win Wilfong01120————1-1
Phil Rollins01100————3-3
Dave Piontek08110————0-1
Hub Reed0440————0-0
Arlen Bockhorn0220————0-0
Wayne Embry0040——0-0—0-0
Larry Staverman0020——0-0—0-0

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

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