NBA belt games · New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks, Philadelphia 76ers, Sacramento Kings, Los Angeles Clippers
Don May
Played in 53 belt games from November 10, 1968 to February 3, 1975, winning 27. Helped take the belt 9 times.
53Belt games
27–26Record
9Title-winning games
6.7PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 355 PTS, 153 REB, 41 AST, 1 BLK.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 1975 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 100–87 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 27, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 107–89 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 22, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings vs. Washington BulletsLost the belt · 123–121 | L | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 20, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 105–95 | W | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 19, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings at Phoenix SunsTook the belt · 94–91 | W | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 2, 1974 | Philadelphia 76ers vs. Buffalo BravesChallenger, lost · 103–99 | L | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Dec 31, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 106–97 | L | 16 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 8, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers vs. Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 105–92 | L | 21 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 25, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers at Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 105–96 | L | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 23, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers vs. Houston RocketsChallenger, lost · 132–112 | L | 19 | 12 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 18, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers at Baltimore BulletsChallenger, lost · 129–118 | L | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 17, 1973 | Philadelphia 76ers vs. Baltimore BulletsChallenger, lost · 120–115 | L | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 2, 1973 | Atlanta Hawks at Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 100–90 | L | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 10, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks at Kansas City-Omaha KingsLost the belt · 130–115 | L | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 8, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 134–115 | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 3, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 114–104 | L | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 9, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 117–113 | L | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 7, 1972 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 134–90 | L | 21 | 14 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 12, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 104–95 | L | 11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Oct 29, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks at Cleveland CavaliersKept the belt · 98–97 | W | 41 | 28 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 13-21 | — | 2-2 |
| Oct 27, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 110–96 | W | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Oct 25, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 136–116 | L | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Oct 22, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 115–108 | L | 40 | 21 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6-17 | — | 9-10 |
| Mar 4, 1971 | Buffalo Braves at Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 116–113 | L | 42 | 25 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 9-20 | — | 7-8 |
| Feb 16, 1971 | Buffalo Braves vs. Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 135–103 | L | 39 | 34 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 15-23 | — | 4-5 |
| Nov 14, 1970 | Buffalo Braves vs. Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 116–107 | L | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 20, 1970 | New York Knicks at Atlanta HawksChallenger, lost · 110–102 | L | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 21, 1970 | New York Knicks vs. Atlanta HawksLost the belt · 122–106 | L | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 17, 1970 | New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 114–93 | W | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 26, 1969 | New York Knicks at Atlanta HawksKept the belt · 138–108 | W | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 13, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Chicago BullsKept the belt · 114–99 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 9, 1969 | New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 112–102 | W | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 7, 1969 | New York Knicks at San Diego RocketsKept the belt · 129–111 | W | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 4, 1969 | New York Knicks at Phoenix SunsTook the belt · 116–99 | W | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 23, 1969 | New York Knicks at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 128–111 | L | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 22, 1969 | New York Knicks at San Francisco WarriorsKept the belt · 117–90 | W | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 21, 1969 | New York Knicks at Phoenix SunsKept the belt · 139–104 | W | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 19, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Baltimore BulletsTook the belt · 104–100 | W | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 11, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 121–101 | W | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 9, 1969 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 110–101 | L | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 18, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 113–109 | L | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 15, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. San Francisco WarriorsKept the belt · 98–92 | W | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 12, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Phoenix SunsKept the belt · 112–105 | W | 21 | 10 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 6-6 |
| Feb 8, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 106–100 | W | 17 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 7, 1969 | New York Knicks at Chicago BullsKept the belt · 105–98 | W | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 5, 1969 | New York Knicks at Milwaukee BucksKept the belt · 111–102 | W | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 4, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Atlanta HawksKept the belt · 122–97 | W | 16 | 11 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Feb 2, 1969 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 95–94 | W | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 4-6 |
| Feb 1, 1969 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 109–82 | W | 24 | 0 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 30, 1969 | New York Knicks at Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 109–106 | W | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
Newest 50 of 53 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974–75 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings | 5 | 4–1 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 1973–74 | Philadelphia 76ers | 4 | 0–4 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 3 | 0 |
| 1972–73 | Atlanta Hawks | 6 | 1–5 | 0 | 32 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 1971–72 | Atlanta Hawks | 8 | 2–6 | 1 | 90 | 36 | 9 | — |
| 1970–71 | Buffalo Braves | 3 | 0–3 | 0 | 80 | 14 | 3 | — |
| 1969–70 | New York Knicks | 8 | 6–2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 1 | — |
| 1968–69 | New York Knicks | 19 | 14–5 | 3 | 91 | 62 | 20 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.