NBA belt games · Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Chuck Cooper
Played in 97 belt games from November 9, 1950 to April 7, 1956, winning 43. Helped take the belt 23 times.
97Belt games
43–54Record
23Title-winning games
6.4PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 621 PTS, 80 REB, 51 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 99–88 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 100–96 | L | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-3 |
| Apr 1, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 84–83 | W | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 31, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 98–94 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 102–97 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 93–84 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 107–84 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 84–74 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 22, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 86–85 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 100–96 | L | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-8 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 98–95 | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 97–72 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 15, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 101–78 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 105–94 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 4, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 98–94 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 2, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 98–90 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 99–85 | W | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 28, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at New York KnicksKept the belt · 92–91 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 106–97 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 101–100 | W | 0 | 3 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 22, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 111–93 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jan 10, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 109–107 | L | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 5-9 |
| Jan 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 96–91 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Jan 7, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 108–97 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 2, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 84–82 | L | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 10, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 99–80 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 1, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 115–98 | L | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 30, 1955 | St. Louis Hawks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 99–97 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Mar 4, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 99–96 | L | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-8 |
| Feb 24, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 95–85 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Feb 3, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 88–87 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 31, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 100–80 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 22, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 85–83 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Jan 6, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 92–79 | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-6 |
| Jan 5, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 97–92 | W | 0 | 16 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 8-9 |
| Jan 4, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 92–80 | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 2, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 91–79 | W | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Nov 25, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 91–85 | L | 35 | 21 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 9-17 | — | 3-3 |
| Nov 14, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 93–91 | L | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-11 |
| Nov 13, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 85–72 | W | 43 | 23 | 12 | 4 | — | — | 8-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Oct 30, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 91–72 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 2, 1954 | Boston Celtics at New York KnicksLost the belt · 86–71 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 28, 1954 | Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee HawksKept the belt · 93–74 | W | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 23, 1954 | Boston Celtics vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 93–77 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 21, 1954 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 95–85 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 11, 1954 | Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 84–81 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 7, 1954 | Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 87–78 | L | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Feb 6, 1954 | Boston Celtics at Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 104–81 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 28, 1954 | Boston Celtics at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 80–68 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 29, 1953 | Boston Celtics at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 95–82 | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
Newest 50 of 97 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–56 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 28 | 12–16 | 6 | 97 | 33 | 10 | — |
| 1954–55 | Milwaukee Hawks | 13 | 5–8 | 3 | 130 | 30 | 10 | — |
| 1953–54 | Boston Celtics | 14 | 6–8 | 5 | 54 | 12 | 2 | — |
| 1952–53 | Boston Celtics | 24 | 13–11 | 5 | 151 | 5 | 17 | — |
| 1951–52 | Boston Celtics | 12 | 5–7 | 3 | 107 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 1950–51 | Boston Celtics | 6 | 2–4 | 1 | 82 | 0 | 3 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.