Belt game 1,142 · December 2, 1960
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 139–133 on the road to start reign 524 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 1, 1960, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 7, 1960.
524Reign number
55Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Naulls | 47 | 36 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 15-28 | — | 6-6 |
| Richie Guerin | 50 | 28 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-20 | — | 14-16 |
| Dick Garmaker | 37 | 19 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 5-10 |
| Ken Sears | 22 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 8-8 |
| Johnny Green | 36 | 11 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Charlie Tyra | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 4-5 |
| Dave Budd | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-5 |
| Jim Palmer | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Carl Braun | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack George | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-3 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 47 | 44 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 18-25 | — | 8-11 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 34 | 25 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 10-19 | — | 5-5 |
| Cliff Hagan | 29 | 16 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 2-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 30 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-7 |
| Al Ferrari | 33 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 6-8 |
| Larry Foust | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 5-5 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 24 | 8 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Rollins | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 25 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 3-6 |
| Dave Piontek | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).