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Larry Foust

Played in 213 belt games from January 11, 1951 to March 2, 1962, winning 97. Helped take the belt 58 times.

213Belt games
97–116Record
58Title-winning games
14.1PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 2,993 PTS, 683 REB, 54 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Mar 2, 1962St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 138–120W7020——0-1—0-1
Feb 6, 1962St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 129–114L25370——0-7—3-5
Jan 14, 1962St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 119–114L01180——5-8—1-1
Dec 23, 1961St. Louis Hawks vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 129–126L14530——2-4—1-1
Nov 24, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 142–135L0200————0-0
Nov 12, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 136–126L0020——0-3—0-0
Nov 11, 1961St. Louis Hawks vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 132–119W01360——6-9—1-1
Apr 11, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 121–112L3010——0-1—0-0
Apr 2, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 129–95L11230——1-1—0-0
Mar 9, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 129–119L0700————3-3
Mar 8, 1961St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksKept the belt · 117–94W3017140——8-16—1-2
Mar 7, 1961St. Louis Hawks vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 137–136W4019180——7-15—5-6
Feb 2, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 116–115L14441——1-3—2-2
Feb 1, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 137–131W0000——0-0—0-1
Jan 11, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 133–128L0000——0-0—0-0
Jan 10, 1961St. Louis Hawks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 119–110W11840——3-5—2-2
Jan 8, 1961St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 133–104W3640——3-4—0-0
Jan 1, 1961St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 114–112L0530——2-3—1-1
Dec 7, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 113–83L24760——1-8—5-6
Dec 6, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 146–110W20400————2-2
Dec 2, 1960St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksTook the belt · 139–133W191170——3-7—5-5
Nov 16, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 124–106L19300——1-8—1-3
Nov 12, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 107–105W0000——0-0—0-0
Nov 11, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 117–112L01280——5-13—2-2
Apr 5, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 127–102L18231——1-5—0-0
Apr 3, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 106–96W19680——2-6—2-2
Apr 2, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 102–86L19970——3-7—3-3
Mar 29, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 113–103W17620——3-7—0-0
Mar 27, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 140–122L6251——1-4—0-0
Feb 24, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 124–122L01190——4-6—3-5
Feb 22, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 113–103W02100————5-9
Feb 21, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 112–98L0600————2-4
Feb 20, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 121–105W01500——6-10—3-3
Feb 11, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 139–120L01490——4-11—6-7
Feb 10, 1960St. Louis Hawks at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 120–110W0340————1-3
Feb 9, 1960St. Louis Hawks vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 114–104W02180——9-11—3-3
Dec 28, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 107–104L22550——1-8—3-3
Dec 3, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 123–109L01592——6-18—3-4
Dec 1, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at New York KnicksTook the belt · 103–100W01700————5-6
Nov 10, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 134–105L014130——5-19—4-6
Nov 8, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 136–115W01700——5-8—7-8
Apr 9, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 118–113L244110——2-9—0-0
Apr 7, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 123–110L3726220——11-19—4-4
Apr 5, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 128–108L31680——2-13—2-3
Apr 4, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 118–115L2714193——6-11—2-3
Mar 29, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 106–104W014100——4-12—6-7
Mar 28, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 98–97W0540——1-6—3-5
Mar 26, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 108–98W01570——6-9—3-3
Mar 24, 1959Minneapolis Lakers at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 127–97L341460——6-11—2-2
Mar 22, 1959Minneapolis Lakers vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 106–98W011110——4-7—3-3

Newest 50 of 213 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1961–62St. Louis Hawks72–5234280—
1960–61St. Louis Hawks178–95105721—
1959–60St. Louis Hawks178–97184824—
1958–59Minneapolis Lakers2912–1783261397—
1957–58Minneapolis Lakers174–13431530—
1956–57Fort Wayne Pistons157–85198357—
1955–56Fort Wayne Pistons2813–15544011816—
1954–55Fort Wayne Pistons3822–169657574—
1953–54Fort Wayne Pistons126–63190836—
1952–53Fort Wayne Pistons168–84257665—
1951–52Fort Wayne Pistons103–7218901—
1950–51Fort Wayne Pistons74–349803—

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.

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