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
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 1-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 17 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 6-22 | — | 5-5 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 3-6 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6-23 | — | 3-5 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-1 |
| George Blaney | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Ronald Martin | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Cleveland Buckner | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-3 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 34 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 14-21 | — | 6-7 |
| Oscar Robertson | 44 | 26 | 12 | 13 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 8-10 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 23 | 20 | 0 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 1-1 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 8 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Dave Zeller | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).