Belt game 949 · October 29, 1958
St. Louis Hawks take the belt
St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 112–100 on the road to start reign 435 of the NBA belt, the 40th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since October 26, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
St. Louis Hawks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on November 1, 1958.
435Reign number
40Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | — | — | 5-22 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Steve Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 37 | 14 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 21 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).