NBA belt games · Los Angeles Lakers
Magic Johnson
Played in 167 belt games from October 12, 1979 to June 12, 1991, winning 116. Helped take the belt 39 times.
167Belt games
116–51Record
39Title-winning games
19.5PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 3,261 PTS, 1,260 REB, 2,005 AST, 270 STL, 59 BLK, 54 3PM.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 108–101 | L | 48 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 2-6 | 6-6 |
| Jun 9, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 97–82 | L | 44 | 22 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-2 | 10-10 |
| Jun 7, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 104–96 | L | 50 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-2 | 8-9 |
| Jun 5, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago BullsLost the belt · 107–86 | L | 43 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-2 | 6-6 |
| Jun 2, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Chicago BullsKept the belt · 93–91 | W | 43 | 19 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4-5 | 2-2 | 9-10 |
| May 30, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail BlazersTook the belt · 91–90 | W | 47 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 8-16 | 1-4 | 8-10 |
| May 28, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail BlazersLost the belt · 95–84 | L | 45 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 4-8 | 9-12 |
| May 26, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail BlazersKept the belt · 116–95 | W | 38 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 2-6 | 4-5 |
| May 24, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail BlazersTook the belt · 106–92 | W | 44 | 14 | 7 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 7-7 |
| May 21, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail BlazersLost the belt · 109–98 | L | 46 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 6-14 | 3-8 | 4-5 |
| May 18, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail BlazersTook the belt · 111–106 | W | 43 | 15 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 11-13 |
| Apr 13, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail BlazersLost the belt · 118–113 | L | 41 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Apr 11, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah JazzTook the belt · 110–95 | W | 38 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 1-5 | 18-18 |
| Feb 22, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Atlanta HawksLost the belt · 111–102 | L | 36 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-3 | 10-11 |
| Feb 21, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Dallas MavericksKept the belt · 106–92 | W | 39 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 2-6 | 7-7 |
| Feb 19, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers at Houston RocketsKept the belt · 112–103 | W | 44 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-4 | 3-3 |
| Feb 17, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail BlazersTook the belt · 106–96 | W | 39 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 7-8 |
| Dec 19, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland CavaliersLost the belt · 84–74 | L | 40 | 18 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-5 | 3-3 |
| Dec 18, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at New York KnicksKept the belt · 100–97 | W | 41 | 22 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 6-7 |
| Dec 16, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana PacersTook the belt · 115–112 | W | 39 | 29 | 7 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 15-16 |
| Dec 7, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Utah JazzLost the belt · 101–79 | L | 40 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 3-3 |
| Dec 6, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Minnesota TimberwolvesKept the belt · 83–73 | W | 41 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6-22 | 0-5 | 9-11 |
| Dec 4, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 114–90 | W | 36 | 21 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Dec 1, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix SunsKept the belt · 108–98 | W | 40 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 11-24 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Nov 28, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio SpursKept the belt · 97–80 | W | 36 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Nov 24, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando MagicKept the belt · 115–89 | W | 28 | 21 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 4-5 |
| Nov 21, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Denver NuggetsKept the belt · 141–121 | W | 38 | 22 | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 9-9 |
| Nov 19, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Denver NuggetsKept the belt · 122–105 | W | 34 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 2-3 |
| Nov 18, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State WarriorsTook the belt · 115–93 | W | 30 | 17 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-5 | 4-4 |
| Feb 25, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah JazzLost the belt · 104–103 | L | 44 | 32 | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-6 | 12-16 |
| Feb 23, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 122–116 | W | 37 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 8-10 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Feb 21, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at Denver NuggetsKept the belt · 113–111 | W | 44 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 8-10 |
| Feb 20, 1990 | Los Angeles Lakers at San Antonio SpursTook the belt · 115–114 | W | 45 | 19 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 1-3 | 4-6 |
| Feb 1, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers at Phoenix SunsChallenger, lost · 114–97 | L | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Jan 24, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 122–117 | L | 43 | 26 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 10-17 | 0-4 | 6-6 |
| Jan 20, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas MavericksKept the belt · 115–99 | W | 36 | 30 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 11-17 | 2-3 | 6-6 |
| Jan 18, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Los Angeles ClippersKept the belt · 111–90 | W | 38 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Jan 16, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston RocketsTook the belt · 124–113 | W | 42 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Dec 11, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers at Milwaukee BucksLost the belt · 95–94 | L | 41 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Dec 10, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers at Indiana PacersKept the belt · 112–105 | W | 41 | 32 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9-25 | 0-0 | 14-14 |
| Dec 7, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix SunsTook the belt · 125–111 | W | 32 | 19 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 1-2 | 6-7 |
| Feb 9, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana PacersLost the belt · 110–108 | L | 43 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Feb 4, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles ClippersKept the belt · 117–86 | W | 30 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Feb 2, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago BullsKept the belt · 110–101 | W | 43 | 25 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11-17 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jan 29, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Atlanta HawksKept the belt · 117–107 | W | 33 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jan 28, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers at Sacramento KingsKept the belt · 115–94 | W | 32 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Jan 26, 1988 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah JazzTook the belt · 111–100 | W | 31 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 10-10 |
| Nov 22, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee BucksLost the belt · 124–116 | L | 44 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 8-11 |
| Nov 20, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Dallas MavericksKept the belt · 119–116 | W | 37 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Nov 17, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail BlazersKept the belt · 142–115 | W | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
Newest 50 of 167 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles Lakers | 29 | 19–10 | 7 | 592 | 219 | 379 | 25 |
| 1989–90 | Los Angeles Lakers | 4 | 3–1 | 1 | 90 | 31 | 58 | 3 |
| 1988–89 | Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 5–3 | 2 | 171 | 78 | 105 | 12 |
| 1987–88 | Los Angeles Lakers | 15 | 13–2 | 1 | 300 | 88 | 172 | 23 |
| 1986–87 | Los Angeles Lakers | 8 | 5–3 | 4 | 201 | 56 | 100 | 15 |
| 1985–86 | Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | 13–3 | 2 | 286 | 119 | 218 | 26 |
| 1984–85 | Los Angeles Lakers | 32 | 26–6 | 7 | 586 | 197 | 459 | 45 |
| 1983–84 | Los Angeles Lakers | 7 | 3–4 | 3 | 126 | 54 | 95 | 14 |
| 1982–83 | Los Angeles Lakers | 9 | 2–7 | 1 | 158 | 76 | 110 | 12 |
| 1981–82 | Los Angeles Lakers | 12 | 8–4 | 5 | 194 | 110 | 109 | 18 |
| 1980–81 | Los Angeles Lakers | 6 | 5–1 | 0 | 129 | 53 | 48 | 24 |
| 1979–80 | Los Angeles Lakers | 21 | 14–7 | 6 | 428 | 179 | 152 | 53 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.