Belt game 950 · November 1, 1958
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–101 on the road to start reign 436 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
St. Louis Hawks had held it since October 29, 1958, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 8, 1958.
436Reign number
49Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
St. Louis Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Hagan | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Bob Pettit | 0 | 27 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13-17 |
| Clyde Lovellette | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Jack McMahon | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Macauley | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Share | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Win Wilfong | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-4 |
| Al Ferrari | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Medford Park | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Baylor | 0 | 29 | 16 | 0 | — | — | 10-22 | — | 9-9 |
| Bob Leonard | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-8 |
| Dick Garmaker | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Jim Krebs | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-5 |
| Alexander Ellis | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Ed Fleming | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Larry Foust | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Steve Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-4 |
| Rod Hundley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).