Belt game 1,431 · December 22, 1963
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 116–104 at home to start reign 656 of the NBA belt, the 67th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since December 21, 1963, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on December 25, 1963.
656Reign number
67Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 29 | 25 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 7-9 |
| Cliff Hagan | 37 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-23 | — | 4-7 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 42 | 18 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 4-5 |
| Richie Guerin | 39 | 15 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 11-13 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 27 | 13 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Bill Bridges | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Robert Nordmann | 13 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| John Barnhill | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Gerry Ward | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 39 | 38 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 11-21 | — | 16-21 |
| Terry Dischinger | 29 | 19 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 9-12 |
| Kevin Loughery | 35 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 7-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Si Green | 18 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Gus Johnson | 28 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Don Kojis | 25 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Rod Thorn | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Gene Shue | 29 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Barney Cable | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).