Belt game 283 · April 9, 1950 · playoffs
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 91–85 at home to start reign 116 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since April 5, 1950, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 5 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 14, 1950.
116Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Ratkovicz | — | 17 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Dolph Schayes | — | 13 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-12 |
| Paul Seymour | — | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Johnny Macknowski | — | 11 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Ed Peterson | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Billy Gabor | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Alex Hannum | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Al Cervi | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Andrew Levane | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Leroy Chollet | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | — | 32 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12-14 |
| Jim Pollard | — | 16 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Bud Grant | — | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Slater Martin | — | 9 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Bob Harrison | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Arnie Ferrin | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Herm Schaefer | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Billy Hassett | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Carlson | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).