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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmore Smith | 0 | 23 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Kauffman | 0 | 21 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Hazzard | 0 | 19 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Randy Smith | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Eldo Garrett | 0 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Mike Davis | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Fred Hilton | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Wilmer Hosket | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Emmette Bryant | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Cornell Warner | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Archibald | 0 | 32 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 12-19 |
| Sam Lacey | 0 | 20 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Tom Van Arsdale | 0 | 19 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Matt Guokas | 0 | 12 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Williams | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Fox | 0 | 6 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 4-4 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-1 |
| John Mengelt | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).