Belt game 786 · November 11, 1956
Fort Wayne Pistons take the belt
Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 96–81 at home to start reign 358 of the NBA belt, the 33rd for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since November 4, 1956, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Fort Wayne Pistons held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on November 17, 1956.
358Reign number
33Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Fort Wayne Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Gene Shue | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Mel Hutchins | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Bob Houbregs | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| George Yardley | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Red Rocha | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bill Kenville | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Bill Thieben | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Norm Stewart | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).