Belt game 725 · January 10, 1956
Philadelphia Warriors take the belt
Philadelphia Warriors beat St. Louis Hawks 109–107 at home to start reign 331 of the NBA belt, the 34th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since January 8, 1956, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Philadelphia Warriors held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 14, 1956.
331Reign number
34Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Philadelphia Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil Johnston | 0 | 35 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 13-23 | — | 9-10 |
| Paul Arizin | 0 | 23 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 7-8 |
| Jack George | 0 | 18 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 4-15 | — | 10-13 |
| Joe Graboski | 0 | 14 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 7-19 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Gola | 0 | 11 | 10 | 13 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 1-3 |
| Jackie Moore | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| George Dempsey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Ernie Beck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | — | — | 9-26 | — | 8-10 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 17 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Chuck Cooper | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 5-9 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Jack Stephens | 0 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Schafer | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-6 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).