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Belt game 1,249 · January 3, 1962

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 122–111 at home to start reign 568 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since December 29, 1961, with 2 defenses over 5 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 5, 1962.

568Reign number
46Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jack Twyman03470——14-21—6-7
Oscar Robertson44261213——9-20—8-10
Wayne Embry023200——11-20—1-1
Arlen Bockhorn01350——6-18—1-2
Bob Boozer0960——4-12—1-2
Hub Reed0890——4-10—0-0
Robert Nordmann0450——2-5—0-0
Adrian Smith0330——0-3—3-4
Dave Zeller0200——1-2—0-0

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Phil Jordon02160——10-18—1-3
Johnny Green017160——7-10—3-6
Willie Naulls017180——6-22—5-5
Richie Guerin01520——6-23—3-5
Al Butler01330——5-15—3-3
Darrall Imhoff0650——3-6—0-1
George Blaney0610——3-4—0-0
Ronald Martin0620——3-5—0-0
Cleveland Buckner0430——1-6—2-2
Dave Budd0380——1-5—1-3
Donnie Butcher0330——1-5—1-2

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

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