Belt game 1,559 · March 26, 1965 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Baltimore Bullets 129–105 at home to start reign 708 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Baltimore Bullets had held it since March 24, 1965, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on March 27, 1965.
708Reign number
72Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Guerin | 38 | 28 | 2 | 10 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 6-8 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 38 | 26 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 11-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Cliff Hagan | 26 | 22 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 10-20 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Pettit | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Bill Bridges | 37 | 10 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 33 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Charles Vaughn | 22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 1-2 |
| Paul Silas | 14 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| John Barnhill | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jeff Mullins | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Ohl | 43 | 23 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 9-11 |
| Walt Bellamy | 40 | 22 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 9-15 | — | 4-6 |
| Bailey Howell | 38 | 19 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 1-3 |
| Kevin Loughery | 36 | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Gus Johnson | 39 | 10 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Ferry | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Wayne Hightower | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Wali Jones | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-2 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).