Belt game 1,473 · March 5, 1964
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 111–101 at home to start reign 672 of the NBA belt, the 64th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 28, 1964, with 4 defenses over 6 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 10, 1964.
672Reign number
64Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 27 | 15 | 17 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 11-13 |
| Jerry Lucas | 47 | 22 | 22 | 4 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Jack Twyman | 34 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Wayne Embry | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-4 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Tom Hawkins | 26 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Larry Staverman | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Adrian Smith | 31 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 1-1 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Russell | 48 | 19 | 29 | 6 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 9-11 |
| Sam Jones | 31 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Tom Heinsohn | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Frank Ramsey | 19 | 13 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-3 |
| John Havlicek | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 5-6 |
| K.C. Jones | 33 | 10 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Siegfried | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).