Belt game 1,514 · December 27, 1964
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 126–119 at home to start reign 690 of the NBA belt, the 11th for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since December 19, 1964, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on December 30, 1964.
690Reign number
11Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Johnson | 0 | 32 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 14-18 | — | 4-4 |
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 32 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 12-31 | — | 8-12 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 25 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 5-7 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 21 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 17-20 |
| Kevin Loughery | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Si Green | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Bradds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 48 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 13-29 | — | 22-26 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 20 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Happy Hairston | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 8-8 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 3-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Jay Arnette | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Enoch Olsen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Thacker | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).