Belt game 1,842 · March 19, 1968
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat Philadelphia 76ers 131–130 on the road to start reign 824 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since March 18, 1968, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 20, 1968.
824Reign number
81Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Dierking | 53 | 41 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 17-36 | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Love | 43 | 26 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 12-22 | — | 2-4 |
| Jerry Lucas | 53 | 25 | 27 | 3 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 3-3 |
| Oscar Robertson | 53 | 21 | 11 | 13 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 5-6 |
| Adrian Smith | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Guy Rodgers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-1 |
| John Tresvant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 45 | 26 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10-25 | — | 6-8 |
| Billy Cunningham | 37 | 23 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 9-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 53 | 22 | 27 | 19 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 2-10 |
| Chet Walker | 25 | 18 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Lucious Jackson | 36 | 16 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Melchionni | 24 | 11 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Matt Guokas | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Johnny Green | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Wali Jones | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).