Belt game 361 · April 13, 1951 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 79–73 at home to start reign 152 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Rochester Royals had held it since March 31, 1951, with 5 defenses over 13 days.
New York Knicks held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Sacramento Kings on April 21, 1951.
152Reign number
20Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | — | 22 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 12-15 |
| Max Zaslofsky | — | 18 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 2-8 |
| Nat Clifton | — | 14 | 17 | 6 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 2-6 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | — | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick McGuire | — | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Vince Boryla | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Connie Simmons | — | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Ray Lumpp | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Tony Lavelli | — | 1 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-1 |
| George Kaftan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arnie Risen | — | 26 | 20 | 1 | — | — | 9-22 | — | 8-11 |
| Bob Davies | — | 15 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 7-21 | — | 1-3 |
| Bobby Wanzer | — | 9 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 3-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Arnie Johnson | — | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 5-6 |
| Jack Coleman | — | 6 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe McNamee | — | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-3 |
| Paul Noel | — | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Frank Saul | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Red Holzman | — | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Calhoun | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).