Belt game 1,368 · February 17, 1963
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 109–98 on the road to start reign 623 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 14, 1963, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 19, 1963.
623Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Budd | 0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 5-7 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 2-4 |
| Donnie Butcher | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Robert Nordmann | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-2 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 2-5 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 27 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 13-18 | — | 1-4 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 22 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 10-11 |
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 19 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 5-5 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 11 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).