Belt game 1,098 · February 21, 1960
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 112–98 at home to start reign 503 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since February 20, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on February 22, 1960.
503Reign number
58Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 31 | 19 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-10 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Piontek | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 35 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 12-35 | — | 11-12 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Tom Hawkins | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).