Belt game 896 · January 5, 1958
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 101–100 on the road to start reign 406 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 2, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 8, 1958.
406Reign number
34Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 27 | 25 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-9 |
| George King | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Duckett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Felix | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 12 | 0 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-5 |
| Larry Friend | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).