Belt game 1,023 · March 22, 1959 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–98 at home to start reign 472 of the NBA belt, the 54th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 21, 1959, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 24, 1959.
472Reign number
54Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 27 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 12-26 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 12-13 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 4-7 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Si Green | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 2-5 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 3-3 |
| Hub Reed | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 33 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 13-28 | — | 7-7 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 21 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 8-11 | — | 5-6 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).