Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 120–95 for the NBA belt (Jan 2, 1963)

St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 29, 1962, with 1 defense over 4 days.

Syracuse Nationals held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 3, 1963.

610Reign number

57Team's reign

0Defenses

1Days held

Box score

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT
Cliff Hagan	27	33	5	1	—	—	12-21	—	9-10
Gene Tormohlen	0	12	0	0	—	—	—	—	4-0
Charles Vaughn	19	12	4	4	—	—	4-8	—	4-8
John Barnhill	39	12	0	2	—	—	6-13	—	0-0
Bob Pettit	32	12	16	4	—	—	4-12	—	4-6
Zelmo Beaty	21	8	6	0	—	—	3-10	—	2-2
Mike Farmer	20	6	3	0	—	—	2-5	—	2-2
Phil Jordon	19	5	5	0	—	—	2-5	—	1-1
Bob Duffy	8	4	2	2	—	—	2-8	—	0-0
Barney Cable	17	2	4	0	—	—	1-7	—	0-0
Lenny Wilkens	34	1	5	1	—	—	0-9	—	1-3
Robert Nordmann	4	0	1	0	—	—	0-0	—	0-0

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3P	FT
Hal Greer	25	23	2	1	—	—	10-14	—	3-4
Johnny Kerr	40	16	13	6	—	—	6-13	—	4-5
Lee Shaffer	30	16	4	5	—	—	7-16	—	2-2
Len Chappell	25	16	9	0	—	—	6-12	—	4-5
Larry Costello	32	12	6	9	—	—	3-7	—	6-6
Paul Neumann	25	12	5	2	—	—	5-6	—	2-2
Dolph Schayes	20	10	6	3	—	—	4-7	—	2-2
Joe Roberts	9	7	2	1	—	—	3-8	—	1-2
Porter Meriwether	14	6	1	1	—	—	3-9	—	0-0
Chet Walker	20	2	7	1	—	—	1-3	—	0-2

Syracuse Nationals take the belt