NBA belt games · New York Knicks, Boston Celtics
George Kaftan
Played in 38 belt games from February 1, 1949 to April 25, 1952, winning 18. Helped take the belt 10 times.
38Belt games
18–20Record
10Title-winning games
7.3PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 278 PTS, 12 REB, 13 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 25, 1952 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 82–65 | L | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Apr 23, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 76–68 | W | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 4-6 |
| Apr 20, 1952 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 102–89 | L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 18, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 90–89 | W | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-5 |
| Apr 16, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 82–77 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 12, 1952 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 83–79 | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 100–93 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 99–92 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Apr 3, 1952 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 102–92 | L | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Apr 2, 1952 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 87–85 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Mar 26, 1952 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 88–87 | W | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 23, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 101–97 | W | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 19, 1952 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 105–94 | L | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Mar 16, 1952 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 90–84 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 5-5 |
| Mar 15, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 97–90 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 27, 1952 | New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 100–92 | L | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-7 |
| Jan 22, 1952 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 82–78 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 19, 1952 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 94–88 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 26, 1951 | New York Knicks at Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 78–76 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 22, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 92–73 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 18, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 69–67 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Apr 18, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 80–73 | W | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 13, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 79–73 | W | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1951 | New York Knicks at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 99–84 | L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 7, 1951 | New York Knicks at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 92–65 | L | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 18, 1951 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 86–68 | L | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Mar 4, 1951 | New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 105–98 | L | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 3, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 97–78 | W | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 11, 1951 | New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 120–96 | L | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Feb 10, 1951 | New York Knicks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 73–62 | W | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 17, 1950 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 95–86 | L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-3 |
| Dec 6, 1950 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 84–62 | L | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Feb 15, 1950 | Boston Celtics at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 84–78 | L | — | 19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Nov 26, 1949 | Boston Celtics at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 96–84 | L | — | 34 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-14 |
| Nov 10, 1949 | Boston Celtics vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 98–84 | L | — | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-10 |
| Mar 15, 1949 | Boston Celtics vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 86–83 | W | — | 24 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Feb 26, 1949 | Boston Celtics at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 64–59 | L | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Feb 1, 1949 | Boston Celtics vs. Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 76–68 | L | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.