Belt game 1,558 · March 24, 1965 · playoffs
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 108–105 on the road to start reign 707 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 14, 1965, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on March 26, 1965.
707Reign number
14Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Howell | 44 | 25 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 7-10 |
| Don Ohl | 46 | 23 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 8-22 | — | 7-7 |
| Walt Bellamy | 44 | 20 | 20 | 2 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 8-9 |
| Kevin Loughery | 38 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 8-22 | — | 3-3 |
| Gus Johnson | 36 | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 6-21 | — | 4-6 |
| Wayne Hightower | 16 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Wali Jones | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Wilkens | 43 | 25 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Richie Guerin | 33 | 19 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 5-7 |
| Cliff Hagan | 38 | 18 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Bridges | 35 | 15 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 5-8 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 39 | 15 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Pettit | 30 | 11 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Charles Vaughn | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Paul Silas | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| John Barnhill | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).