Belt game 1,436 · January 3, 1964
Philadelphia 76ers take the belt
Philadelphia 76ers beat Cincinnati Royals 132–110 at home to start reign 658 of the NBA belt, the 63rd for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since December 25, 1963, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Philadelphia 76ers held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 5, 1964.
658Reign number
63Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 0 | 33 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 12-19 | — | 9-11 |
| Chet Walker | 0 | 22 | 13 | 1 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 8-14 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 16 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 8-8 |
| Larry Costello | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 11 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 1-3 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Ben Warley | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Paul Neumann | 0 | 6 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Hubie White | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerry Greenspan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 44 | 27 | 8 | 10 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 9-10 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 21 | 18 | 4 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 5-8 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-1 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 9 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Jay Arnette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).