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Belt game 1,603 · January 3, 1966

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 130–114 at home to start reign 729 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.

St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 30, 1965, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 18 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 21, 1966.

729Reign number
70Team's reign
6Defenses
18Days held
Box score

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Cliff Hagan343061——11-20—8-8
Zelmo Beaty4421110——9-18—3-3
Richie Guerin261832——8-15—2-2
Joe Caldwell2315152——6-20—3-6
Lenny Wilkens411524——5-15—5-9
Rod Thorn21651——3-10—0-0
Bill Bridges22551——2-9—1-3
Jim Washington174120——1-5—2-2
Jeff Mullins8011——0-5—0-0
Gene Tormohlen4040——0-2—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson4737107——14-21—9-11
Jerry Lucas4722193——7-18—8-12
Happy Hairston262080——9-16—2-3
Adrian Smith411832——5-17—8-8
Jon McGlocklin141220——4-5—4-4
Tom Hawkins33981——3-8—3-3
Wayne Embry14630——2-5—2-3
Tom Thacker1200——1-2—0-0
George Wilson1210——1-1—0-0
Connie Dierking10230——1-2—0-0
Jack Twyman6001——0-3—0-0

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

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