Belt game 1,640 · March 27, 1966 · playoffs
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 113–107 on the road to start reign 749 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since March 26, 1966, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 30, 1966.
749Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 7-23 | — | 13-15 |
| Jerry Lucas | 0 | 27 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Happy Hairston | 0 | 21 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 13-16 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Connie Dierking | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 6-6 |
| Wayne Embry | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Adrian Smith | 0 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 6-6 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 6 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Havlicek | 0 | 36 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 13-22 | — | 10-11 |
| Bill Russell | 0 | 18 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 5-18 | — | 8-10 |
| Thomas Sanders | 0 | 16 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Siegfried | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Sam Jones | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 1-1 |
| Don Nelson | 0 | 7 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 3-4 |
| K.C. Jones | 0 | 7 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 5-7 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).