Belt game 1,339 · January 2, 1963
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Hawks 120–95 at home to start reign 610 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since December 29, 1962, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on January 3, 1963.
610Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Greer | 25 | 23 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 10-14 | — | 3-4 |
| Len Chappell | 25 | 16 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 4-5 |
| Lee Shaffer | 30 | 16 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 2-2 |
| Johnny Kerr | 40 | 16 | 13 | 6 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 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 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 27 | 33 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 12-21 | — | 9-10 |
| 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 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-0 |
| 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 box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).