Belt game 1,428 · December 14, 1963
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 108–105 on the road to start reign 654 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 7, 1963, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 21, 1963.
654Reign number
59Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 46 | 35 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 14-31 | — | 7-7 |
| Frank Ramsey | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 7-7 |
| Willie Naulls | 27 | 14 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Bill Russell | 44 | 12 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 0-4 |
| Sam Jones | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 4-5 |
| K.C. Jones | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Loscutoff | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne Embry | 41 | 25 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 1-2 |
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 25 | 19 | 8 | — | — | 7-18 | — | 11-14 |
| Jerry Lucas | 45 | 17 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 5-7 |
| Jack Twyman | 33 | 15 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Thacker | 15 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Tom Hawkins | 18 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 22 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Jay Arnette | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Boozer | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).