Belt game 1,016 · March 6, 1959
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 99–98 on the road to start reign 466 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since March 4, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 11, 1959.
466Reign number
51Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15-21 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Phil Jordon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Farley | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Shellie McMillon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Joe Holup | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Foust | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-11 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Steve Hamilton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).