NBA belt games · Los Angeles Lakers
Ed Kalafat
Played in 61 belt games from December 8, 1954 to March 25, 1957, winning 34. Helped take the belt 13 times.
61Belt games
34–27Record
13Title-winning games
7.0PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 426 PTS, 79 REB, 17 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 143–135 | L | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 9-9 |
| Mar 24, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 106–104 | L | 16 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 2-5 |
| Mar 21, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 118–109 | L | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 3-8 |
| Mar 16, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 114–111 | L | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 13, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 114–97 | W | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-3 |
| Mar 12, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 100–94 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 10, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 117–104 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Mar 8, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 101–97 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Mar 7, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 109–104 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Mar 3, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 119–108 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 1, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 125–117 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Feb 23, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 103–101 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 15, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 105–104 | L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 14, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 99–97 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 13, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 115–114 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 12, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 110–105 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 17, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 94–93 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 13, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 104–87 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-9 |
| Jan 12, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 105–87 | W | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Jan 10, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 118–110 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Jan 9, 1957 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 93–86 | W | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-4 |
| Dec 9, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 100–91 | L | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksLost the belt · 101–88 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-7 |
| Dec 2, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 106–96 | W | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 1-4 |
| Mar 21, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 116–115 | L | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 11-14 |
| Mar 19, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 133–75 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 17, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 116–115 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 16, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 103–97 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 14, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 100–96 | W | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-10 |
| Mar 13, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 102–89 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Mar 11, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 126–98 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 2, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 119–113 | L | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-5 |
| Mar 1, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 102–100 | W | 0 | 11 | 12 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-3 |
| Feb 29, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 98–94 | W | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-6 |
| Feb 26, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 95–90 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Feb 17, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 134–111 | L | 0 | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 11, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 117–102 | L | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 1, 1956 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 85–80 | L | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 13, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 98–91 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Nov 30, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 99–97 | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Nov 27, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 99–94 | W | 0 | 19 | 15 | 0 | — | — | 6-15 | — | 7-9 |
| Nov 12, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 100–89 | L | 0 | 13 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 7-7 |
| Mar 27, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 105–96 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 23, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 99–91 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-2 |
| Mar 22, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 98–97 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Mar 20, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 96–79 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Mar 19, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 119–110 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 18, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers at Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 94–92 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-3 |
| Mar 16, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 82–78 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 26, 1955 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 90–89 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 1-1 |
Newest 50 of 61 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | Minneapolis Lakers | 24 | 15–9 | 4 | 185 | 22 | 7 | — |
| 1955–56 | Minneapolis Lakers | 18 | 8–10 | 4 | 168 | 57 | 10 | — |
| 1954–55 | Minneapolis Lakers | 19 | 11–8 | 5 | 73 | 0 | 0 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.