Belt game 179 · February 10, 1949
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 95–75 at home to start reign 76 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since February 9, 1949, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Stags on February 11, 1949.
76Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Palmer | — | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Lee Knorek | — | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Butch Van Breda Kolff | — | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Ray Lumpp | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Carl Braun | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Goebel Ritter | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Harry Gallatin | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Irv Rothenberg | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Noel | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Colone | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mel McGaha | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | — | 21 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11-14 |
| Herm Schaefer | — | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Don Carlson | — | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jack Dwan | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Pollard | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Jorgensen | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Arnie Ferrin | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Tony Jaros | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Edwin Kachan | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Earl Gardner | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).