Belt game 445 · April 13, 1952 · playoffs
New York Knicks take the belt
New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 80–72 on the road to start reign 194 of the NBA belt, the 26th for the franchise.
Minneapolis Lakers had held it since April 12, 1952, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
New York Knicks held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Los Angeles Lakers on April 16, 1952.
194Reign number
26Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | 0 | 18 | 21 | 0 | — | — | 4-20 | — | 10-12 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 13 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 6-20 | — | 1-1 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 13 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 5-5 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 1-5 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Harrison | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 6-6 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 7-7 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 2-3 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-4 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 8 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 0-4 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).