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Connie Simmons

Played in 123 belt games from January 25, 1947 to March 11, 1956, winning 68. Helped take the belt 29 times.

123Belt games
68–55Record
29Title-winning games
10.6PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 1,309 PTS, 249 REB, 101 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mar 11, 1956Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 126–98L0500————1-1
Mar 10, 1956Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 111–96W0000——0-0—0-0
Feb 25, 1956Rochester Royals vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 97–72L0400————0-0
Feb 22, 1956Rochester Royals vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 110–109W0233——1-3—0-1
Jan 22, 1956Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 111–93L0800————2-2
Jan 21, 1956Rochester Royals vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 97–90W0200————0-0
Jan 18, 1956Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 108–103W0100——0-0—1-1
Jan 17, 1956Rochester Royals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 112–107L01000————2-2
Jan 12, 1956Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 123–94L0582——2-8—1-3
Jan 11, 1956Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 97–94L0741——3-4—1-1
Dec 28, 1955Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 113–91L0500————1-2
Dec 27, 1955Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 91–80W0000——0-0—0-0
Dec 26, 1955Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 93–91W161291——5-9—2-5
Dec 25, 1955Rochester Royals at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 111–96L12332——1-7—1-1
Dec 6, 1955Rochester Royals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 116–105L01300————1-2
Dec 4, 1955Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 107–84W0400————0-0
Nov 10, 1955Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 89–84L0000——0-0—0-0
Nov 6, 1955Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 83–80W0652——3-8—0-1
Jan 2, 1955Syracuse Nationals vs. Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 91–79L25530——1-6—3-3
Jan 1, 1955Syracuse Nationals vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 108–102W18443——2-8—0-1
Dec 29, 1954Syracuse Nationals at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 72–70L231992——8-17—3-3
Dec 28, 1954Syracuse Nationals at Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 84–82W42856——4-14—0-0
Dec 26, 1954Syracuse Nationals vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 97–92W221070——4-8—2-2
Dec 25, 1954Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 109–101L14930——4-8—1-3
Dec 1, 1954Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 88–86L3923123——10-22—3-7
Nov 28, 1954Syracuse Nationals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 79–77W32763——3-12—1-3
Nov 27, 1954Syracuse Nationals at New York KnicksKept the belt · 80–74W381092——4-12—2-2
Mar 7, 1954New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 91–88L0800————4-4
Mar 5, 1954New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 70–66W01000————2-4
Mar 3, 1954New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 88–79W0800————2-2
Mar 2, 1954New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 86–71W0300————1-1
Feb 20, 1954New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 89–75L01000————4-6
Feb 18, 1954New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 69–60W01460————4-4
Feb 11, 1954New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 84–81L0231————0-0
Feb 10, 1954New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 73–69W01600————4-4
Feb 7, 1954New York Knicks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 87–78W14301——1-2—1-2
Jan 13, 1954New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 93–72L23882——4-13—0-3
Dec 27, 1953New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 79–76W0500————3-3
Dec 26, 1953New York Knicks at Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 78–77W01800————2-4
Dec 25, 1953New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 89–80W311393——4-10—5-11
Dec 12, 1953New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 71–67L01000——3-9—4-5
Nov 25, 1953New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 96–84L34902——4-11—1-2
Nov 24, 1953New York Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 103–92W01700————7-9
Nov 22, 1953New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 84–80W5127126——10-24—7-14
Nov 21, 1953New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 68–67W0642——3-6—0-0
Nov 18, 1953New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 88–83W02200————6-6
Apr 10, 1953New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 91–84L321670——5-15—6-9
Apr 8, 1953New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 71–69L01700——3-14—11-14
Apr 7, 1953New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 90–75L01800——5-18—8-9
Apr 5, 1953New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 73–71L01700——7-14—3-4

Newest 50 of 123 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1955–56Rochester Royals188–106873211—
1954–55Syracuse Nationals95–42955819—
1953–54New York Knicks1913–652094217—
1952–53New York Knicks2011–92224711—
1951–52New York Knicks2516–98324619—
1950–51New York Knicks166–1031814920—
1949–50New York Knicks128–43135—14—
1947–48Boston Celtics30–3038—0—
1946–47Boston Celtics11–0016—0—

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.

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