NBA belt games · New York Knicks
Dave Budd
Played in 56 belt games from October 28, 1960 to March 21, 1965, winning 14. Helped take the belt 10 times.
56Belt games
14–42Record
10Title-winning games
6.7PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 373 PTS, 132 REB, 8 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 1965 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 112–103 | L | 40 | 17 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 3-5 |
| Mar 7, 1965 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 132–106 | L | 21 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 3-5 |
| Mar 5, 1965 | New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 105–103 | L | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 9, 1965 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 108–103 | L | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 31, 1965 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 123–95 | L | 24 | 12 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Jan 30, 1965 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 97–90 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 29, 1965 | New York Knicks at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 106–99 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 19, 1964 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 133–105 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 17, 1964 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 127–121 | L | 20 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 15, 1964 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 130–124 | L | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 14, 1964 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 126–114 | L | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 25, 1964 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 131–129 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-3 |
| Jan 21, 1964 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 139–124 | L | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 19, 1964 | New York Knicks at Baltimore BulletsTook the belt · 109–107 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 12, 1964 | New York Knicks at San Francisco WarriorsChallenger, lost · 112–105 | L | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 8, 1964 | New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 136–118 | L | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 5, 1964 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 142–118 | W | 0 | 10 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 5-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 29, 1963 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 105–99 | L | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 6, 1963 | New York Knicks at Baltimore BulletsChallenger, lost · 116–102 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 29, 1963 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 135–110 | L | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 17, 1963 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 116–109 | L | 0 | 17 | 12 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 9-11 |
| Feb 17, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 109–98 | L | 0 | 23 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 5-7 |
| Feb 15, 1963 | New York Knicks at Chicago ZephyrsKept the belt · 135–131 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 14, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 123–113 | W | 28 | 14 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 6-6 |
| Feb 13, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 103–102 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Feb 9, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 122–116 | L | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Jan 25, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 114–112 | L | 0 | 10 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 2-3 |
| Jan 22, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 124–100 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Jan 13, 1963 | New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 108–102 | L | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 8, 1963 | New York Knicks at Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 109–93 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 6, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 103–102 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Jan 4, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Chicago ZephyrsKept the belt · 129–108 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 3, 1963 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 123–115 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 4, 1962 | New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 132–112 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 26, 1962 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 133–108 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 20, 1962 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 149–116 | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-3 |
| Mar 7, 1962 | New York Knicks at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 119–112 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Mar 6, 1962 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 113–106 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 16, 1962 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 127–104 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 14, 1962 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 125–112 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 10, 1962 | New York Knicks at Chicago PackersLost the belt · 126–111 | L | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 4, 1962 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 130–114 | L | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 3, 1962 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 122–111 | L | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-3 |
| Jan 2, 1962 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 110–104 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Dec 30, 1961 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 123–119 | W | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 29, 1961 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 110–100 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Dec 17, 1961 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 117–109 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Nov 10, 1961 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 124–118 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Oct 28, 1961 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 132–102 | L | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 16, 1961 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 132–120 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Newest 50 of 56 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | New York Knicks | 8 | 1–7 | 1 | 74 | 26 | 5 | — |
| 1963–64 | New York Knicks | 12 | 2–10 | 2 | 53 | 41 | 1 | — |
| 1962–63 | New York Knicks | 16 | 4–12 | 2 | 146 | 45 | 1 | — |
| 1961–62 | New York Knicks | 13 | 5–8 | 3 | 68 | 16 | 1 | — |
| 1960–61 | New York Knicks | 7 | 2–5 | 2 | 32 | 4 | 0 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.