Belt game 1,579 · November 6, 1965
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 131–101 at home to start reign 718 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since November 3, 1965, with 1 defense over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on November 10, 1965.
718Reign number
74Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry West | 31 | 21 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 8-21 | — | 5-5 |
| Leroy Ellis | 30 | 17 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 7-9 |
| Rudy LaRusso | 38 | 16 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Gail Goodrich | 27 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Bob Boozer | 21 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Walt Hazzard | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Darrall Imhoff | 18 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Gene Wiley | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-5 |
| Elgin Baylor | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Jim King | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| John Fairchild | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zelmo Beaty | 31 | 23 | 16 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 9-12 |
| Cliff Hagan | 27 | 19 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 7-7 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 30 | 17 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 7-8 |
| John Barnhill | 24 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Bridges | 33 | 13 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 5-7 |
| Jim Washington | 35 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 3-6 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 14 | 10 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 4-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Richie Guerin | 28 | 10 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Jeff Mullins | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mike Farmer | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| John Tresvant | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).