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Belt game 1,410 · November 8, 1963

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 116–115 at home to start reign 646 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since April 24, 1963, with 7 defenses over 198 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 13, 1963.

646Reign number
57Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
John Havlicek02840——10-17—8-8
Sam Jones02350——7-14—9-9
Tom Heinsohn02250——7-13—8-10
Bill Russell017183——8-20—1-1
K.C. Jones0910——3-9—3-5
Thomas Sanders0760——3-10—1-2
Jim Loscutoff0540——2-2—1-1
Willie Naulls0210——1-2—0-0
Frank Ramsey0220——0-1—2-2

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson03566——13-26—9-12
Wayne Embry02490——9-18—6-8
Jerry Lucas013110——6-8—1-1
Tom Thacker01170——3-11—5-6
Bob Boozer010100——3-6—4-5
Arlen Bockhorn01060——4-11—2-2
Tom Hawkins0770——1-7—5-7
Enoch Olsen0630——2-4—2-2

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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