Belt game 1,817 · February 9, 1968
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 121–111 at home to start reign 813 of the NBA belt, the 84th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 6, 1968, with 1 defense over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on February 11, 1968.
813Reign number
84Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Bridges | 42 | 32 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 13-17 | — | 6-6 |
| Don Ohl | 30 | 22 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 9-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Lenny Wilkens | 43 | 20 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Zelmo Beaty | 41 | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-7 |
| Lou Hudson | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Joe Caldwell | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick Snyder | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Silas | 27 | 6 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-4 |
| Gene Tormohlen | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Bellamy | 35 | 23 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 10-13 | — | 3-3 |
| Phil Jackson | 31 | 22 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 9-16 | — | 4-7 |
| Bill Bradley | 25 | 18 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 7-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Cazzie Russell | 29 | 16 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Barnett | 25 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Willis Reed | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Walt Frazier | 26 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2-13 | — | 1-4 |
| Emmette Bryant | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Bowman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Neil Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Komives | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).