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Belt game 1,178 · February 1, 1961

St. Louis Hawks take the belt

St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 137–131 on the road to start reign 538 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.

Detroit Pistons had held it since January 31, 1961, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 2, 1961.

538Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score

Detroit Pistons

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Don Ohl02200————4-8
George Lee01900————7-12
Bailey Howell01800————4-6
Shellie McMillon01500————3-4
Walter Dukes01500————7-10
Gene Shue01200————6-6
Chuck Noble01100————1-1
Bob Ferry01100————3-5
Jackie Moreland0600————0-0
Willie Jones0200————0-0

St. Louis Hawks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Cliff Hagan03300————7-11
Bob Pettit030210————8-8
Clyde Lovellette02100————3-3
Lenny Wilkens02000————0-0
Johnny McCarthy01200————2-2
Si Green01100————3-4
Woody Sauldsberry0800————0-0
Fred LaCour0200————0-0
Larry Foust0000——0-0—0-1

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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