Belt game 837 · February 12, 1957
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 110–105 at home to start reign 382 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since February 11, 1957, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 3 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on February 15, 1957.
382Reign number
42Team's reign
2Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Chuck Mencel | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Walter Dukes | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 15 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Paxson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Ed Kalafat | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 35 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-16 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).