Belt game 886 · December 15, 1957
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 138–118 on the road to start reign 400 of the NBA belt, the 32nd for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since December 11, 1957, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 26, 1957.
400Reign number
32Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 9-15 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 7-10 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 8-9 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Schnittker | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 5-7 |
| Art Spoelstra | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-5 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 1-3 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 1-1 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16-31 | — | 8-10 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 4-7 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 17 | 24 | 3 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 7-11 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 5-5 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 5-6 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 4-5 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).