Belt game 1,386 · March 21, 1963 · playoffs
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 133–115 at home to start reign 634 of the NBA belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 19, 1963, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 23, 1963.
634Reign number
53Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 4-6 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 22 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 13 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 3-4 |
| Ben Warley | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 41 | 15 | 12 | — | — | 13-27 | — | 15-18 |
| Jack Twyman | 48 | 31 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 15-26 | — | 1-1 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 3-6 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 15 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 11 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-9 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-2 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).