Belt game 446 · April 16, 1952 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 82–77 on the road to start reign 195 of the NBA belt, the 24th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 13, 1952, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 18, 1952.
195Reign number
24Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Mikan | 0 | 26 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 10-11 |
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 15 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Jim Pollard | 0 | 12 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 6-16 | — | 0-2 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 17 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5-19 | — | 7-9 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 11 | 6 | 10 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-3 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 6-9 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 1-1 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).