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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

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Ray Felix02600————8-12
Willie Naulls02100————3-3
Carl Braun01900————7-7
Ron Sobie01400————2-6
Ken Sears01300————5-6
Richie Guerin01100————7-10
Guy Sparrow01000————0-2
Charlie Tyra0500————3-4
Larry Friend0400————2-3

Cincinnati Royals

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Maurice Stokes026012————4-5
Clyde Lovellette01800————2-6
Jim Paxson01300————7-8
George King01200————4-5
Richie Regan01100————3-3
Jack Twyman01000————2-3
Don Meineke0900————1-3
Dick Duckett0400————0-0
Dave Piontek0200————0-0
Dick Ricketts0000——0-0—0-0

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

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