Belt game 448 · April 20, 1952 · playoffs
Minneapolis Lakers take the belt
Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 102–89 at home to start reign 197 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since April 18, 1952, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Minneapolis Lakers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on April 23, 1952.
197Reign number
25Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Minneapolis Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Mikkelsen | 0 | 32 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 14-21 | — | 4-5 |
| George Mikan | 0 | 32 | 17 | 4 | — | — | 11-24 | — | 10-12 |
| Frank Saul | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 5-8 |
| Bob Harrison | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 3-3 |
| Howie Schultz | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Slater Martin | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-5 |
| Lew Hitch | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Joe Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-1 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Clifton | 0 | 17 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 1-2 |
| Ernie Vandeweghe | 0 | 16 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Harry Gallatin | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 5-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Max Zaslofsky | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-6 |
| Connie Simmons | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-12 | — | 7-10 |
| Dick McGuire | 0 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Al McGuire | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Ray Lumpp | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| George Kaftan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).