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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 days.

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

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
John Havlicek03671——13-22—10-11
Bill Russell018254——5-18—8-10
Thomas Sanders01681——7-11—2-3
Larry Siegfried01214——5-11—2-4
Sam Jones01120——5-20—1-1
Don Nelson0792——2-8—3-4
K.C. Jones0746——1-8—5-7
Willie Naulls0010——0-1—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jerry Lucas027162——10-16—7-8
Oscar Robertson02765——7-23—13-15
Happy Hairston02180——4-12—13-16
Jon McGlocklin01020——5-6—0-0
Connie Dierking0851——1-3—6-6
Wayne Embry0840——4-12—0-1
Tom Hawkins0690————0-2
Adrian Smith0636——0-6—6-6

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

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