Belt game 1,199 · March 7, 1961
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 137–136 at home to start reign 549 of the NBA belt, the 58th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since March 2, 1961, with 1 defense over 5 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 9, 1961.
549Reign number
58Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 51 | 39 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 18-37 | — | 3-4 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 47 | 28 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 6-9 |
| Tom Hawkins | 28 | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 4-6 |
| Jerry West | 39 | 17 | 14 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 3-8 |
| Frank Selvy | 48 | 13 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-5 |
| Ray Felix | 34 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 11 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Leonard | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Howie Jolliff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 54 | 48 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 15-39 | — | 18-20 |
| Cliff Hagan | 38 | 35 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 13-15 |
| Larry Foust | 40 | 19 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 47 | 14 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 32 | 9 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 45 | 7 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Si Green | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Al Ferrari | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Fred LaCour | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).