Belt game 1,145 · December 7, 1960
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 113–83 at home to start reign 525 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 2, 1960, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 10, 1960.
525Reign number
51Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 29 | 25 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 9-9 |
| Gene Shue | 31 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-18 | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Ferry | 12 | 13 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 5-7 |
| Shellie McMillon | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 26 | 9 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 5-8 |
| Willie Jones | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Jackie Moreland | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Archie Dees | 14 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Ron Johnson | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-3 |
| George Lee | 8 | 6 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Don Ohl | 14 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Chuck Noble | 27 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 30 | 13 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 4-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Al Ferrari | 20 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Cliff Hagan | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 24 | 8 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 19 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 4-8 |
| Larry Foust | 24 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 5-6 |
| Dave Piontek | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-4 |
| Si Green | 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Fred LaCour | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 21 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Phil Rollins | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).