Belt game 836 · February 11, 1957
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 107–101 at home to start reign 381 of the NBA belt, the 28th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since February 9, 1957, with 1 defense over 2 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on February 12, 1957.
381Reign number
28Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Kerr | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-13 |
| Al Bianchi | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dolph Schayes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Ed Conlin | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Togo Palazzi | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Joe Holup | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Lloyd | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Hopkins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Paul Seymour | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 33 | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Irv Bemoras | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| John Barber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Alex Hannum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).