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Belt game 1,581 · November 13, 1965

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 135–132 at home to start reign 720 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.

Baltimore Bullets had held it since November 10, 1965, with 0 defenses over 3 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on November 19, 1965.

720Reign number
69Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Baltimore Bullets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Don Ohl02874——11-22—6-9
Bailey Howell02450——8-13—8-9
Jim Barnes02280——10-18—2-4
Kevin Loughery02174——8-20—5-5
Johnny Kerr01860——5-9—8-11
Johnny Green01190——2-9—7-11
Ben Warley0420——2-4—0-0
Johnny Egan0200——1-3—0-0
Jerry Sloan0200——1-4—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry Lucas038350——17-27—4-4
Oscar Robertson4229617——11-23—7-8
Wayne Embry01780——6-9—5-5
Adrian Smith01630——7-14—2-2
Happy Hairston01380——5-12—3-5
Art Heyman01010——4-11—2-2
Tom Hawkins0530——2-4—1-2
Jack Twyman0500——2-2—1-2
George Wilson0220——1-3—0-1
Jon McGlocklin0010——0-4—0-0

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

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