Belt game 900 · January 10, 1958
Cincinnati Royals take the belt
Cincinnati Royals beat New York Knicks 107–104 at home to start reign 408 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 8, 1958, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Cincinnati Royals held it for 7 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on January 17, 1958.
408Reign number
35Team's reign
4Defenses
7Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Braun | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-11 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Guy Sparrow | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
Cincinnati Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 34 | 20 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-13 |
| Jack Twyman | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Maurice Stokes | 0 | 14 | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| George King | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Richie Regan | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Don Meineke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).