Belt game 1,025 · March 26, 1959 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–98 at home to start reign 474 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 24, 1959, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 4, 1959.
474Reign number
55Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 38 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 12-13 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 21 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 11-14 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 16 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 2-5 |
| Si Green | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 32 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 14-22 | — | 4-8 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 14-16 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 15 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 15 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 6-6 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).