Belt game 1,220 · November 11, 1961
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 132–119 at home to start reign 557 of the NBA belt, the 60th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 9, 1961, with 1 defense over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 12, 1961.
557Reign number
60Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 27 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 11-25 | — | 5-7 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 23 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 9-23 | — | 5-6 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 22 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Cleo Hill | 0 | 16 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Fred LaCour | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 13 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Si Green | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 4-5 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Shue | 0 | 22 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 6-7 |
| Bailey Howell | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 7-17 | — | 5-7 |
| Ray Scott | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 2-7 |
| Jackie Moreland | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Ferry | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Don Ohl | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Shellie McMillon | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Egan | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Willie Jones | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| George Lee | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).