Belt game 366 · November 3, 1951
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 93–74 on the road to start reign 154 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Rochester Royals had held it since April 21, 1951, with 1 defense over 196 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on November 4, 1951.
154Reign number
16Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Rochester Royals
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Davies | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-3 |
| Arnie Johnson | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-5 |
| Red Holzman | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Arnie Risen | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-0 |
| Bobby Wanzer | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-1 |
| Odie Spears | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jack Coleman | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Joe McNamee | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Ray Ragelis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-0 |
| Sam Ranzino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Paul Noel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 25 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-1 |
| George Mikan | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-2 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Whitey Skoog | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-0 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-0 |
| John Pilch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).