Belt game 284 · April 14, 1950 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 91–77 at home to start reign 117 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
Syracuse Nationals had held it since April 9, 1950, with 0 defenses over 5 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on April 20, 1950.
117Reign number
10Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Macknowski | — | 25 | — | 3 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 9-10 |
| Dolph Schayes | — | 12 | — | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 6-6 |
| George Ratkovicz | — | 12 | — | 3 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 2-5 |
| Alex Hannum | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-4 |
| Andrew Levane | — | 6 | — | 2 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Paul Seymour | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Leroy Chollet | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 1-3 |
| Al Cervi | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 0-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Ed Peterson | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-2 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | — | 28 | — | 8 | — | — | 10-27 | — | 8-11 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | — | 27 | — | 3 | — | — | 11-23 | — | 5-6 |
| Jim Pollard | — | 13 | — | 4 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 3-5 |
| Arnie Ferrin | — | 7 | — | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Bud Grant | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-3 |
| Don Carlson | — | 5 | — | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Harrison | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Herm Schaefer | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| Billy Hassett | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Slater Martin | — | 0 | — | 4 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).