Belt game 1,069 · January 3, 1960
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 110–108 at home to start reign 491 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 2, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 6, 1960.
491Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 27 | 22 | 7 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 7-13 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Si Green | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-9 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Sears | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Charlie Tyra | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Johnny Green | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Anderegg | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mike Farmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Palmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).