Belt game 1,070 · January 6, 1960
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 121–101 at home to start reign 492 of the NBA belt, the 56th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since January 3, 1960, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 9 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 15, 1960.
492Reign number
56Team's reign
5Defenses
9Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 43 | 24 | 22 | 5 | — | — | 10-18 | — | 4-7 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 28 | 18 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 0-0 |
| Cliff Hagan | 38 | 15 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 38 | 12 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Charlie Share | 20 | 8 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Ferry | 15 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Slater Martin | 19 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Si Green | 26 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 2-4 |
| Al Ferrari | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Gambee | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Arizin | 42 | 34 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 14-29 | — | 6-6 |
| Wilt Chamberlain | 45 | 27 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 5-10 |
| Vern Hatton | 38 | 18 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 4-7 |
| Tom Gola | 47 | 17 | 13 | 11 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 34 | 14 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Graboski | 12 | 5 | 2 | 6 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Joe Ruklick | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Ernie Beck | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Andy Johnson | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Guy Rodgers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).