Belt game 286 · April 20, 1950 · playoffs
Syracuse Nationals take the belt
Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 83–76 at home to start reign 118 of the NBA belt, the 3rd for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since April 14, 1950, with 1 defense over 6 days.
Syracuse Nationals held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 23, 1950.
118Reign number
3Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Syracuse Nationals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolph Schayes | — | 19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Billy Gabor | — | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Paul Seymour | — | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Johnny Macknowski | — | 12 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Al Cervi | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Alex Hannum | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ed Peterson | — | 4 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| George Ratkovicz | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Leroy Chollet | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ray Corley | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Andrew Levane | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | — | 28 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-16 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | — | 17 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-11 |
| Bud Grant | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Don Carlson | — | 8 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jim Pollard | — | 6 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Harrison | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Arnie Ferrin | — | 3 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Billy Hassett | — | 2 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Slater Martin | — | 1 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Herm Schaefer | — | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).