Belt game 1,022 · March 21, 1959 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 124–90 at home to start reign 471 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 18, 1959, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on March 22, 1959.
471Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16-22 | — | 8-9 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 25 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 9-12 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 4-5 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-3 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-2 |
| Slater Martin | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Si Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 7-9 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 6-6 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 5-8 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 3-5 |
| Steve Hamilton | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).