Belt game 444 · April 12, 1952 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 83–79 at home to start reign 193 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 5, 1952, with 1 defense over 7 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 13, 1952.
193Reign number
23Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 15 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 3-5 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-6 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 12 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 6-8 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 4-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 6-7 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 3-6 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 34 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 14-22 | — | 6-9 |
| George Mikan | 0 | 15 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 7-11 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 7 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-3 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).