Belt game 803 · December 11, 1956
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat New York Knicks 137–128 on the road to start reign 368 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since December 4, 1956, with 4 defenses over 7 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 12, 1956.
368Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 41 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 17-31 | — | 7-9 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-11 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-6 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Odie Spears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12-13 |
| Willie Naulls | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Richie Guerin | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Ken Sears | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Ray Felix | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Baechtold | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Carl Braun | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Ron Sobie | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).