NBA belt games · Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, Portland Trail Blazers
Jim McMillian
Played in 131 belt games from November 20, 1970 to January 17, 1979, winning 79. Helped take the belt 25 times.
131Belt games
79–52Record
25Title-winning games
16.7PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 2,189 PTS, 708 REB, 287 AST, 16 STL, 3 BLK.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers at Atlanta HawksChallenger, lost · 111–110 | L | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 19, 1978 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 125–118 | L | 31 | 24 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-20 | — | 2-3 |
| Mar 18, 1978 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 141–127 | L | 33 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 5, 1978 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 112–94 | L | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 4, 1978 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 99–91 | W | 31 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 2, 1978 | New York Knicks vs. Portland Trail BlazersTook the belt · 128–117 | W | 25 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 2, 1978 | New York Knicks at San Antonio SpursChallenger, lost · 123–113 | L | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
| Nov 1, 1977 | New York Knicks at Portland Trail BlazersLost the belt · 113–104 | L | 19 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 29, 1977 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 124–117 | W | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 7, 1977 | New York Knicks vs. Indiana PacersLost the belt · 114–100 | L | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 5, 1977 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 121–113 | W | 38 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 25, 1977 | New York Knicks at Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 105–87 | L | 25 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 29, 1977 | New York Knicks vs. Kansas City KingsChallenger, lost · 112–105 | L | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | — | 2-4 |
| Jan 23, 1977 | New York Knicks at New Orleans JazzChallenger, lost · 111–102 | L | 38 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 19, 1977 | New York Knicks at Phoenix SunsLost the belt · 97–90 | L | 41 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Jan 16, 1977 | New York Knicks at Golden State WarriorsTook the belt · 111–97 | W | 43 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10-18 | — | 2-4 |
| Dec 25, 1976 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 105–104 | L | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | — | 4-4 |
| Dec 21, 1976 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 133–103 | W | 26 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 18, 1976 | New York Knicks vs. Cleveland CavaliersTook the belt · 115–113 | W | 32 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 3-5 |
| Nov 12, 1976 | New York Knicks at Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 111–97 | L | 44 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-15 | — | 5-5 |
| May 2, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 104–100 | L | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Apr 30, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 99–88 | L | 35 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-12 | — | 5-5 |
| Apr 28, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 124–122 | W | 33 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Apr 25, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 98–93 | W | 42 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 23, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 101–96 | L | 43 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 21, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 107–98 | L | 41 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 18, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 124–123 | W | 40 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | — | 7-9 |
| Apr 16, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 131–106 | L | 37 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 4-4 |
| Apr 15, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 95–89 | W | 41 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | — | 9-10 |
| Apr 11, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Kansas City KingsKept the belt · 99–98 | W | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Apr 8, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at New York KnicksTook the belt · 105–98 | W | 38 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-18 | — | 3-5 |
| Apr 6, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 106–102 | L | 38 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 4, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 117–114 | W | 38 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-20 | — | 8-11 |
| Mar 26, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Milwaukee BucksLost the belt · 123–92 | L | 27 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-15 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 25, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at Cleveland CavaliersTook the belt · 109–94 | W | 44 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12-18 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 12, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Houston RocketsLost the belt · 113–100 | L | 0 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 10, 1976 | Buffalo Braves at New Orleans JazzKept the belt · 120–105 | W | 0 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | — | 6-6 |
| Mar 6, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 105–99 | W | 35 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 6-6 |
| Feb 14, 1976 | Buffalo Braves vs. Cleveland CavaliersChallenger, lost · 114–111 | L | 44 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 7-7 |
| Nov 14, 1975 | Buffalo Braves at Milwaukee BucksTook the belt · 112–98 | W | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 4, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 121–114 | L | 41 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11-18 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 1, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 97–93 | W | 37 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | — | 2-2 |
| Oct 31, 1975 | Buffalo Braves at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 92–87 | W | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-17 | — | 5-6 |
| Oct 28, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Houston RocketsKept the belt · 124–108 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 7-8 |
| Oct 25, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Golden State WarriorsTook the belt · 104–92 | W | 39 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 1, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Chicago BullsLost the belt · 98–93 | L | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 29, 1975 | Buffalo Braves vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 102–96 | W | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 28, 1975 | Buffalo Braves at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 115–104 | W | 0 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 26, 1975 | Buffalo Braves at Washington BulletsTook the belt · 94–91 | W | 37 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | — | 6-6 |
| Mar 24, 1974 | Buffalo Braves at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 150–124 | L | 44 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-22 | — | 7-9 |
Newest 50 of 131 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Portland Trail Blazers | 1 | 0–1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 1977–78 | New York Knicks | 8 | 3–5 | 2 | 63 | 30 | 14 | 3 |
| 1976–77 | New York Knicks | 11 | 4–7 | 3 | 117 | 54 | 19 | 2 |
| 1975–76 | Buffalo Braves | 25 | 15–10 | 8 | 427 | 126 | 55 | 4 |
| 1974–75 | Buffalo Braves | 4 | 3–1 | 1 | 36 | 19 | 9 | 0 |
| 1973–74 | Buffalo Braves | 13 | 5–8 | 2 | 205 | 75 | 32 | 6 |
| 1972–73 | Los Angeles Lakers | 20 | 10–10 | 3 | 379 | 110 | 51 | — |
| 1971–72 | Los Angeles Lakers | 46 | 39–7 | 6 | 921 | 273 | 102 | — |
| 1970–71 | Los Angeles Lakers | 3 | 0–3 | 0 | 39 | 19 | 5 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.