Belt game 1,165 · January 11, 1961
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 133–128 at home to start reign 532 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since January 8, 1961, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 12, 1961.
532Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 31 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 15-24 | — | 1-3 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 29 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-15 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-11 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17-17 |
| Dave Gambee | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 24 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Hal Greer | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-9 |
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Roberts | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Harvey Halbrook | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).