Belt Holders
Get belt alerts
Belt game 1,961 · October 17, 1969

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Boston Celtics 110–108 on the road to start reign 875 of the NBA belt, the 83rd for the franchise.

Boston Celtics had held it since May 3, 1969, with 1 defense over 167 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on October 18, 1969.

875Reign number
83Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Oscar Robertson402566——9-18—7-11
Tom Van Arsdale222282——9-16—4-5
Johnny Green271980——5-5—9-12
Luke Rackley2617102——8-16—1-6
Adrian Smith27900——4-5—1-3
Fred Foster14610——3-5—0-0
Jerry Lucas32554——2-6—1-1
Connie Dierking21400——2-3—0-0
Herm Gilliam16330——1-8—1-1
Norm Van Lier15023——0-4—0-0

Boston Celtics

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Hank Finkel4321174——3-9—15-18
John Havlicek442055——8-24—4-4
Larry Siegfried382044——9-20—2-2
Emmette Bryant291781——8-13—1-3
Thomas Sanders2512101——6-11—0-0
Bailey Howell32971——4-10—1-2
Don Nelson20520——2-7—1-1
Jim Barnes5451——1-4—2-3
Don Chaney4000——0-1—0-0

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

Sacramento Kings belt history → · Kings vs. Celtics →

Know the second a belt changes hands

One email per title change. Nothing else.