Belt game 1,488 · November 7, 1964
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 134–99 at home to start reign 678 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since October 29, 1964, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on November 11, 1964.
678Reign number
68Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 20 | 25 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 10-16 | — | 5-6 |
| Cliff Hagan | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 3-6 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 22 | 16 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 7-9 | — | 2-3 |
| Richie Guerin | 22 | 12 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-6 |
| Paul Silas | 27 | 12 | 11 | 2 | — | — | 6-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Bill Bridges | 23 | 10 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 4-6 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 18 | 10 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| John Barnhill | 27 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Jeff Mullins | 17 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Bill McGill | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Charles Vaughn | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Farmer | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 30 | 20 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 8-11 |
| Gus Johnson | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 2-5 |
| Al Butler | 21 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Ferry | 23 | 10 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 28 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 6-8 |
| Don Ohl | 23 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Gary Bradds | 18 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 19 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Les Hunter | 17 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Kevin Loughery | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).