Belt game 1,446 · January 21, 1964
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 139–124 on the road to start reign 664 of the NBA belt, the 61st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 19, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on January 24, 1964.
664Reign number
61Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 25 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 9-10 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 23 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 9-15 |
| Bill McGill | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 4-4 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 19 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 2-7 |
| John Rudometkin | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 6 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Al Butler | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-4 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Gene Conley | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 44 | 31 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 13-15 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 21 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 3-4 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 20 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 0 | 19 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 23 | 11 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-3 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Staverman | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Jay Arnette | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).