Belt game 1,358 · February 3, 1963
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 125–115 on the road to start reign 618 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 1, 1963, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 5, 1963.
618Reign number
50Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 7-10 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 18 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 0-1 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Dolph Schayes | 30 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 10-10 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Ben Warley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 26 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 4-7 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 7-9 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 6-10 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 5-9 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 6-6 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 6-8 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).