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Belt game 1,996 · January 4, 1970

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 129–128 at home to start reign 890 of the NBA belt, the 86th for the franchise.

Baltimore Bullets had held it since January 2, 1970, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Milwaukee Bucks on January 7, 1970.

890Reign number
86Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score

Baltimore Bullets

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Earl Monroe02890——11-22—6-9
Kevin Loughery02720——10-22—7-7
Gus Johnson026130——10-13—6-9
Jack Marin018100——7-21—4-4
Wes Unseld018190——8-15—2-3
Leroy Ellis0980——3-10—3-3
Fred Carter0220——1-7—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Tom Van Arsdale03560——15-22—5-5
Oscar Robertson03080——10-27—10-10
Johnny Green023120——9-12—5-5
Fred Foster02180——9-23—3-4
Luke Rackley09110——4-17—1-3
Bill Turner0940——3-7—3-4
Herm Gilliam0250——1-6—0-0
Wally Anderzunas0000——0-4—0-0

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

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