NBA belt games · Detroit Pistons, New York Knicks
Fred Schaus
Played in 56 belt games from November 27, 1949 to March 7, 1954, winning 28. Helped take the belt 17 times.
56Belt games
28–28Record
17Title-winning games
11.5PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 642 PTS, 34 REB, 31 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 91–88 | L | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 5, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 70–66 | W | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 3, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 88–79 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Mar 2, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 86–71 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 20, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 89–75 | L | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 18, 1954 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 69–60 | W | 0 | 17 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Feb 11, 1954 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 84–81 | L | 0 | 14 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 10, 1954 | New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 73–69 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Feb 7, 1954 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 87–78 | W | 28 | 10 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Jan 13, 1954 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 93–72 | L | 39 | 14 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 4-4 |
| Nov 14, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 63–58 | L | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5-5 |
| Nov 12, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 78–74 | W | 20 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 2-3 |
| Nov 7, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 91–76 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Nov 5, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 83–79 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 1, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Milwaukee HawksTook the belt · 77–67 | W | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 11, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 98–92 | L | 40 | 10 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Feb 26, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 89–77 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-4 |
| Feb 24, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 91–80 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Jan 24, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 82–76 | L | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-8 |
| Jan 21, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 94–84 | L | 40 | 19 | 0 | 6 | — | — | 8-12 | — | 3-4 |
| Jan 18, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 90–87 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Jan 15, 1953 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 91–85 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 20, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 92–89 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 18, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 86–79 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 16, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 95–64 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Dec 11, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Milwaukee HawksTook the belt · 71–70 | W | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dec 4, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 78–70 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Nov 29, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 78–71 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Nov 27, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Milwaukee HawksKept the belt · 95–87 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Nov 26, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Milwaukee HawksTook the belt · 80–72 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 2, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 81–69 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 5, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 75–64 | L | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Jan 31, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 85–78 | L | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Jan 27, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 100–92 | W | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Jan 4, 1952 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 79–64 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 2-5 |
| Dec 25, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 72–65 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Dec 8, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 82–71 | L | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-10 |
| Dec 5, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 91–88 | W | 45 | 13 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Dec 2, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 63–61 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Dec 1, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 89–69 | L | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6-13 | — | 4-5 |
| Nov 17, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 68–64 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 6, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Tri-Cities BlackhawksLost the belt · 88–86 | L | — | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-5 |
| Mar 4, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 105–98 | W | — | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 11, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 120–96 | W | — | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-9 |
| Feb 10, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at New York KnicksLost the belt · 73–62 | L | — | 16 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 4-18 | — | 8-8 |
| Feb 7, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 96–86 | W | — | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9-12 |
| Jan 13, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsLost the belt · 99–78 | L | — | 20 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14-15 |
| Jan 11, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 84–76 | W | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-13 |
| Feb 15, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 84–78 | W | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Feb 12, 1950 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 76–74 | W | — | 14 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
Newest 50 of 56 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1953–54 | New York Knicks | 15 | 9–6 | 5 | 150 | 34 | 13 | — |
| 1952–53 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 16 | 8–8 | 4 | 129 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 1951–52 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 10 | 3–7 | 2 | 134 | 0 | 4 | — |
| 1950–51 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 7 | 4–3 | 4 | 115 | 0 | 3 | — |
| 1949–50 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 8 | 4–4 | 2 | 114 | — | 2 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.