Belt game 1,221 · November 12, 1961
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 136–126 at home to start reign 558 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since November 11, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 15, 1961.
558Reign number
44Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 25 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 9-10 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 4-4 |
| Cleo Hill | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 6-7 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 0 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 7-7 |
| Fred LaCour | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 3-4 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 31 | 12 | 15 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 11-12 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 31 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 9-12 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 2-9 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 21 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 17 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 5-6 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Wiesenhahn | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Joe Buckhalter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).