Belt game 931 · March 9, 1958
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 107–99 at home to start reign 423 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since March 7, 1958, with 1 defense over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on March 12, 1958.
423Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Selvy | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-9 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-13 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Bo Erias | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Walter Devlin | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Walt Davis | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).