Belt game 1,388 · March 24, 1963 · playoffs
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 125–118 at home to start reign 636 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since March 23, 1963, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 29, 1963.
636Reign number
54Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Shaffer | 0 | 32 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13-26 | — | 6-8 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 7-11 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 5-5 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 13 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 5-5 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 4-5 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 0-1 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 29 | 9 | 11 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 9-13 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 7-8 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 3-3 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 12 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).