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Belt game 2,194 · February 24, 1972

Cincinnati Royals take the belt

Cincinnati Royals beat Buffalo Braves 108–97 on the road to start reign 968 of the NBA belt, the 87th for the franchise.

Buffalo Braves had held it since February 22, 1972, with 0 defenses over 2 days.

Cincinnati Royals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 25, 1972.

968Reign number
87Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Buffalo Braves

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Elmore Smith023161——10-17—3-5
Bob Kauffman021133——10-18—1-1
Walt Hazzard01967——8-12—3-3
Randy Smith01243——4-9—4-5
Eldo Garrett01212——5-11—2-3
Mike Davis0533——1-10—3-5
Fred Hilton0421——2-8—0-0
Wilmer Hosket0100——0-0—1-1
Emmette Bryant0012——0-2—0-0
Cornell Warner0050——0-1—0-0

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Nate Archibald03248——10-22—12-19
Sam Lacey020153——9-17—2-2
Tom Van Arsdale01933——7-15—5-6
Matt Guokas01254——6-10—0-0
Nate Williams01160——5-9—1-1
Jim Fox0673——1-4—4-4
Johnny Green0623——3-5—0-1
John Mengelt0200——0-1—2-3

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

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