Belt game 898 · January 8, 1958
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Cincinnati Royals 123–105 on the road to start reign 407 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Cincinnati Royals had held it since January 5, 1958, with 1 defense over 3 days.
New York Knicks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on January 10, 1958.
407Reign number
52Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 26 | 0 | 12 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| George King | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Dick Duckett | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Felix | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-12 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Larry Friend | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).