Belt game 1,560 · March 27, 1965 · playoffs
Baltimore Bullets take the belt
Baltimore Bullets beat St. Louis Hawks 131–99 at home to start reign 709 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 26, 1965, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Baltimore Bullets held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 3, 1965.
709Reign number
15Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Baltimore Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 41 | 23 | 18 | 1 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 5-8 |
| Don Ohl | 39 | 23 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 10-17 | — | 3-5 |
| Kevin Loughery | 32 | 22 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 8-8 |
| Bailey Howell | 34 | 20 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 4-5 |
| Gus Johnson | 37 | 19 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 5-20 | — | 9-11 |
| Gary Bradds | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Wayne Hightower | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-1 |
| Wali Jones | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Ferry | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Hardnett | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Si Green | 16 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelmo Beaty | 41 | 18 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 6-8 |
| Charles Vaughn | 21 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Bill Bridges | 33 | 13 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Pettit | 24 | 12 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 5-5 |
| Cliff Hagan | 22 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 0-0 |
| Jeff Mullins | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| John Barnhill | 19 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-4 |
| Mike Farmer | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Silas | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Richie Guerin | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).