Belt game 1,364 · February 12, 1963
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 128–100 at home to start reign 621 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 6, 1963, with 3 defenses over 6 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 14, 1963.
621Reign number
65Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 27 | 34 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 13-22 | — | 8-9 |
| John Barnhill | 35 | 16 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Farmer | 19 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 20 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 7-8 |
| Bill Bridges | 21 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Duffy | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Charles Vaughn | 25 | 8 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Bob Pettit | 27 | 7 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Woody Sauldsberry | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 24 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kerr | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-4 |
| Al Bianchi | 21 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Paul Neumann | 26 | 13 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Len Chappell | 19 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Dave Gambee | 20 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Hal Greer | 24 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 2-4 |
| Ben Warley | 17 | 10 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Larry Costello | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Dolph Schayes | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Chet Walker | 22 | 4 | 12 | 3 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Lee Shaffer | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).