Belt game 854 · March 16, 1957 · playoffs
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 114–111 at home to start reign 388 of the NBA belt, the 29th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since March 1, 1957, with 6 defenses over 15 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 15 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 31, 1957.
388Reign number
29Team's reign
4Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clyde Lovellette | 45 | 30 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 11-29 | — | 8-11 |
| Dick Garmaker | 30 | 22 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 8-13 | — | 6-11 |
| Bob Leonard | 41 | 17 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4-19 | — | 9-9 |
| Dick Schnittker | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 8-9 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 31 | 10 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-2 |
| Ed Kalafat | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Chuck Mencel | 21 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Walter Dukes | 31 | 4 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-4 |
| Jim Paxson | 29 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 2-4 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 39 | 28 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 11-20 | — | 6-8 |
| Ed Macauley | 40 | 24 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 14-14 |
| Bob Pettit | 36 | 16 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 4-8 |
| Jack McMahon | 38 | 13 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-3 |
| Slater Martin | 32 | 12 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Charlie Share | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Jack Coleman | 29 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Medford Park | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Irv Bemoras | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Alex Hannum | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).