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Dave Piontek

Played in 88 belt games from October 28, 1956 to April 10, 1963, winning 36. Helped take the belt 23 times.

88Belt games
36–52Record
23Title-winning games
5.8PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 509 PTS, 221 REB, 35 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Apr 10, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 142–131L10210——1-2—0-0
Apr 6, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 125–120L6100——0-1—1-2
Apr 3, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 128–110L10420——2-3—0-0
Mar 31, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 121–116W231180——5-8—1-1
Mar 29, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 125–102L12130——0-2—1-2
Mar 26, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 131–127W0000——0-0—0-0
Mar 24, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 125–118W0120——0-0—1-2
Mar 21, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 133–115W0000——0-0—0-0
Mar 19, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 123–120L0000——0-1—0-0
Mar 16, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Chicago ZephyrsKept the belt · 126–117W0220——1-1—0-0
Mar 13, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 128–114W0020——0-2—0-0
Mar 3, 1963Cincinnati Royals at San Francisco WarriorsChallenger, lost · 123–122L171322——6-9—1-2
Mar 1, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. San Francisco WarriorsChallenger, lost · 132–125L18431——2-2—0-0
Feb 17, 1963Cincinnati Royals at New York KnicksTook the belt · 109–98W0100——0-1—1-1
Feb 5, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 106–96L0220——1-3—0-0
Feb 2, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 117–113L0000——0-1—0-0
Jan 27, 1963Cincinnati Royals at Chicago ZephyrsKept the belt · 143–126W0200——1-1—0-0
Jan 26, 1963Cincinnati Royals vs. Chicago ZephyrsKept the belt · 142–116W0220——1-5—0-0
Dec 28, 1962Cincinnati Royals vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 121–113L0010——0-1—0-0
Nov 24, 1962Cincinnati Royals at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 129–123L0000——0-0—0-0
Nov 3, 1962Cincinnati Royals at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 130–111L0340——1-2—1-3
Feb 13, 1962Chicago Packers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 138–117L0000——0-0—0-0
Feb 11, 1962Chicago Packers at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 148–115L10032——0-4—0-0
Feb 10, 1962Chicago Packers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 126–111W01181——4-11—3-3
Jan 28, 1962Chicago Packers at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 124–109L0000——0-1—0-0
Jan 12, 1962Chicago Packers vs. Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 102–99L0000——0-0—0-0
Dec 20, 1961Chicago Packers vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 102–98L0000——0-0—0-0
Apr 2, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 129–95L12231——1-7—0-0
Mar 8, 1961St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksKept the belt · 117–94W3210——1-2—0-0
Dec 7, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 113–83L14640——3-5—0-4
Dec 6, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 146–110W201020————0-0
Dec 2, 1960St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksTook the belt · 139–133W6010——0-1—0-0
Nov 16, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 124–106L4201——1-2—0-0
Nov 12, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 107–105W0532——1-2—3-4
Nov 11, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 117–112L0960——3-10—3-5
Apr 9, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 122–103L191162——3-7—5-6
Apr 7, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 105–102W9422——1-4—2-2
Apr 5, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 127–102L191131——4-7—3-3
Apr 3, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 106–96W14331——1-4—1-5
Apr 2, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 102–86L14210——1-4—0-0
Mar 29, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 113–103W25554——2-10—1-1
Mar 27, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 140–122L221361——5-12—3-3
Feb 24, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 124–122L01380——6-12—1-2
Feb 22, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 113–103W0300————1-1
Feb 21, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 112–98L0200————0-0
Feb 20, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 121–105W0600——1-5—4-5
Feb 11, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 139–120L02073——7-15—6-11
Feb 10, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 120–110W0570————3-5
Feb 9, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 114–104W0740——2-3—3-6
Jan 2, 1960Cincinnati Royals vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 126–118L08110————0-1

Newest 50 of 88 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1962–63Cincinnati Royals219–12549343—
1961–62Chicago Packers61–5111113—
1960–61St. Louis Hawks84–4236204—
1959–60St. Louis Hawks2210–12817911715—
1958–59Cincinnati Royals72–5278254—
1957–58Cincinnati Royals169–746700—
1956–57Rochester Royals81–7189146—

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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