Belt game 1,511 · December 19, 1964
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 133–105 on the road to start reign 689 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 17, 1964, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on December 27, 1964.
689Reign number
67Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 44 | 30 | 10 | 12 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 10-11 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 28 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 12-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 23 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 13 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Jay Arnette | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 1-3 |
| Happy Hairston | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
| George Wilson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 19 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 9-10 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Barnes | 0 | 16 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 4-5 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Len Chappell | 0 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Willis Reed | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Hoover | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Budd | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Art Heyman | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).