NBA belt games · Los Angeles Lakers, Sacramento Kings, Atlanta Hawks
Frank Saul
Played in 61 belt games from December 4, 1949 to March 4, 1955, winning 28. Helped take the belt 15 times.
61Belt games
28–33Record
15Title-winning games
6.9PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 419 PTS, 43 REB, 55 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 99–96 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 24, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 95–85 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Feb 3, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 88–87 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Jan 31, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 100–80 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Jan 22, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 85–83 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 6, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 92–79 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 5, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 97–92 | W | 0 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Jan 4, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 92–80 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 2, 1955 | Milwaukee Hawks at Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 91–79 | W | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 25, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 91–85 | L | 20 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Oct 30, 1954 | Milwaukee Hawks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 91–72 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 9, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 70–61 | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 14, 1954 | Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 96–71 | L | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 20, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 81–76 | L | 27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Dec 19, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 91–78 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 13, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 87–70 | L | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 4-5 |
| Dec 12, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 71–67 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 5, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 90–80 | W | 23 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 3, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 87–74 | W | 22 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 0-8 | — | 0-1 |
| Nov 29, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 95–82 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 30, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 69–59 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Apr 10, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksKept the belt · 91–84 | W | 26 | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 5-7 |
| Apr 8, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksKept the belt · 71–69 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Apr 7, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksKept the belt · 90–75 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Apr 5, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 73–71 | W | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Apr 4, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 96–88 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 6, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 100–85 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 7, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers at Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 87–72 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Feb 5, 1953 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 81–73 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-2 |
| Nov 9, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 96–89 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Nov 8, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 93–71 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Nov 2, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 81–69 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Nov 1, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 94–91 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 6-9 |
| Apr 25, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 82–65 | W | 47 | 14 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 5-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Apr 23, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksLost the belt · 76–68 | L | 0 | 11 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Apr 20, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 102–89 | W | 0 | 15 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 5-8 |
| Apr 18, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksLost the belt · 90–89 | L | 0 | 10 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 16, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksTook the belt · 82–77 | W | 0 | 12 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 2-4 |
| Apr 13, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 80–72 | L | 0 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 6-7 |
| Apr 12, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 83–79 | W | 0 | 13 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 5-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Mar 5, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 82–74 | L | 21 | 6 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 6-6 |
| Feb 16, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 77–75 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 14, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Milwaukee HawksTook the belt · 109–74 | W | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Feb 10, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Milwaukee HawksChallenger, lost · 70–69 | L | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Jan 31, 1952 | Minneapolis Lakers at Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 85–78 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Apr 21, 1951 | Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 79–75 | W | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 18, 1951 | Rochester Royals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 80–73 | L | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 13, 1951 | Rochester Royals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 79–73 | L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1951 | Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 99–84 | W | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 7, 1951 | Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 92–65 | W | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Newest 50 of 61 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954–55 | Milwaukee Hawks | 11 | 4–7 | 2 | 48 | 2 | 5 | — |
| 1953–54 | Minneapolis Lakers | 10 | 5–5 | 2 | 78 | 10 | 10 | — |
| 1952–53 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 8–4 | 2 | 103 | 2 | 2 | — |
| 1951–52 | Minneapolis Lakers | 12 | 6–6 | 6 | 142 | 26 | 34 | — |
| 1950–51 | Rochester Royals | 14 | 5–9 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 4 | — |
| 1949–50 | Rochester Royals | 2 | 0–2 | 0 | 3 | — | 0 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.