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Belt game 1,489 · November 11, 1964

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 118–116 on the road to start reign 679 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.

St. Louis Hawks had held it since November 7, 1964, with 0 defenses over 4 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on November 15, 1964.

679Reign number
65Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Pettit423272——12-21—8-9
Richie Guerin351705——4-15—9-9
Zelmo Beaty351661——5-10—6-6
John Barnhill261424——5-9—4-5
Bill Bridges2613112——5-9—3-4
Lenny Wilkens421186——4-11—3-5
Cliff Hagan17821——3-9—2-2
Paul Silas14360——1-3—1-1
Charles Vaughn3200——1-3—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry Lucas4826233——10-21—6-7
Wayne Embry3524114——9-15—6-7
Jack Twyman281951——7-14—5-5
Adrian Smith481538——6-12—3-3
Arlen Bockhorn281434——6-14—2-2
Tom Hawkins20930——4-6—1-4
Jay Arnette20932——3-6—3-5
Enoch Olsen13224——0-3—2-2

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

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