Belt game 1,223 · November 15, 1961
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat Cincinnati Royals 145–133 at home to start reign 559 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since November 12, 1961, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on November 17, 1961.
559Reign number
65Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 43 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 18-42 | — | 7-13 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 33 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 13-25 | — | 7-9 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 22 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 8-8 |
| Alvin Attles | 0 | 17 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Meschery | 0 | 16 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 7-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob McNeill | 0 | 9 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Guy Rodgers | 0 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 3-4 |
| Joe Ruklick | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Radovich | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 42 | 49 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 19-34 | — | 11-16 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 22 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 20 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 8-25 | — | 4-5 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Joe Buckhalter | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-7 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Wiesenhahn | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 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).