Belt game 1,735 · March 12, 1967
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 120–119 at home to start reign 780 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since March 11, 1967, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 16, 1967.
780Reign number
81Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Hudson | 46 | 38 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 14-24 | — | 10-10 |
| Joe Caldwell | 26 | 22 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 45 | 16 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 38 | 15 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Bill Bridges | 38 | 10 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-7 |
| Paul Silas | 21 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Rod Thorn | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Snyder | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Richie Guerin | 18 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 1-1 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar Robertson | 48 | 30 | 7 | 13 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 6-7 |
| Happy Hairston | 42 | 26 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 12-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Jerry Lucas | 48 | 19 | 17 | 1 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 1-1 |
| Connie Dierking | 40 | 18 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Adrian Smith | 40 | 15 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Walt Wesley | 9 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-4 |
| Flynn Robinson | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 3-6 |
| Len Chappell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).