Belt game 1,493 · November 17, 1964
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat San Francisco Warriors 114–108 on the road to start reign 681 of the NBA belt, the 66th for the franchise.
San Francisco Warriors had held it since November 15, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on November 20, 1964.
681Reign number
66Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
San Francisco Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilt Chamberlain | 48 | 45 | 24 | 1 | — | — | 18-38 | — | 9-20 |
| Nate Thurmond | 40 | 17 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Alvin Attles | 39 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 2-6 |
| Guy Rodgers | 21 | 10 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-1 |
| Tom Meschery | 35 | 9 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Gary Phillips | 27 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Mccoy McLemore | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-1 |
| George Lee | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Barry Kramer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Hightower | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 33 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 15-21 |
| Adrian Smith | 36 | 23 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 3-3 |
| Wayne Embry | 33 | 15 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Jack Twyman | 28 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6-18 | — | 0-1 |
| Jerry Lucas | 24 | 11 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Enoch Olsen | 26 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Arlen Bockhorn | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Hawkins | 20 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-4 |
| George Wilson | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Happy Hairston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).