Belt game 703 · November 30, 1955
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 99–97 on the road to start reign 319 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since November 27, 1955, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 1, 1955.
319Reign number
19Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Williams | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jack Stephens | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-11 |
| Dick Ricketts | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-11 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Chuck Cooper | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Chris Harris | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).