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 | Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 82–65 | L | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Apr 23, 1952 | Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 76–68 | W | 0 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 4-6 |
| Apr 20, 1952 | Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 102–89 | L | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 18, 1952 | Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 90–89 | W | 0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-5 |
| Apr 16, 1952 | Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 82–77 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 12, 1952 | Knicks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 83–79 | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1952 | Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 100–93 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Apr 5, 1952 | Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 99–92 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Apr 3, 1952 | Knicks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 102–92 | L | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Apr 2, 1952 | Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 87–85 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-9 |
| Mar 26, 1952 | Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 88–87 | W | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 23, 1952 | Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 101–97 | W | 20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 19, 1952 | Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 105–94 | L | 18 | 5 | 0 | 5 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 3-4 |
| Mar 16, 1952 | Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 90–84 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 5-5 |
| Mar 15, 1952 | Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 97–90 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 27, 1952 | Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 100–92 | L | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-7 |
| Jan 22, 1952 | Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 82–78 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 19, 1952 | Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 94–88 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 26, 1951 | Knicks at Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 78–76 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 22, 1951 | Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 92–73 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 18, 1951 | Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 69–67 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Apr 18, 1951 | Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 80–73 | W | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 13, 1951 | Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 79–73 | W | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1951 | Knicks at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 99–84 | L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 7, 1951 | Knicks at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 92–65 | L | — | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 18, 1951 | Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 86–68 | L | — | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Mar 4, 1951 | Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 105–98 | L | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 3, 1951 | Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 97–78 | W | — | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 11, 1951 | Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 120–96 | L | — | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Feb 10, 1951 | Knicks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 73–62 | W | — | 2 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-1 |
| Dec 17, 1950 | Knicks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 95–86 | L | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-3 |
| Dec 6, 1950 | Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 84–62 | L | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Feb 15, 1950 | Celtics at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 84–78 | L | — | 19 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Nov 26, 1949 | Celtics at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 96–84 | L | — | 34 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-14 |
| Nov 10, 1949 | Celtics vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 98–84 | L | — | 18 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10-10 |
| Mar 15, 1949 | Celtics vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 86–83 | W | — | 24 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-7 |
| Feb 26, 1949 | Celtics at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 64–59 | L | — | 10 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Feb 1, 1949 | 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 —.