NBA belt games · Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Indiana Pacers, Milwaukee Bucks
Mike Sanders
Played in 72 belt games from February 9, 1984 to November 28, 1992, winning 35. Helped take the belt 15 times.
72Belt games
35–37Record
15Title-winning games
9.0PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 650 PTS, 254 REB, 125 AST, 75 STL, 30 BLK, 4 3PM.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando MagicChallenger, lost · 95–93 | L | 21 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 19, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Houston RocketsChallenger, lost · 99–92 | L | 27 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Nov 6, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 101–96 | L | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| May 29, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago BullsChallenger, lost · 99–94 | L | 14 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 27, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago BullsLost the belt · 112–89 | L | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| May 25, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago BullsTook the belt · 99–85 | W | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| May 23, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago BullsLost the belt · 105–96 | L | 17 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 21, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago BullsTook the belt · 107–81 | W | 31 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 19, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago BullsLost the belt · 103–89 | L | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| May 17, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 122–104 | W | 33 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| May 15, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 122–91 | L | 22 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 13, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 114–98 | W | 27 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 10, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 114–112 | W | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| May 8, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 110–107 | L | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| May 4, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 104–98 | L | 29 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| May 2, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 101–76 | W | 28 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 7, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 100–97 | L | 24 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mar 28, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago BullsLost the belt · 126–102 | L | 32 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 1-1 | 6-6 |
| Mar 27, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Charlotte HornetsKept the belt · 121–115 | W | 29 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mar 25, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando MagicKept the belt · 106–96 | W | 37 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mar 24, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana PacersKept the belt · 128–113 | W | 28 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mar 22, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta HawksTook the belt · 123–80 | W | 22 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 15, 1991 | Indiana Pacers vs. Seattle SuperSonicsLost the belt · 124–108 | L | 18 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nov 13, 1991 | Indiana Pacers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 110–107 | W | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dec 16, 1990 | Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 115–112 | L | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Dec 15, 1990 | Indiana Pacers at Utah JazzTook the belt · 124–116 | W | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 12, 1990 | Indiana Pacers at New York KnicksLost the belt · 108–100 | L | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Apr 10, 1990 | Indiana Pacers vs. Washington BulletsKept the belt · 107–105 | W | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Apr 8, 1990 | Indiana Pacers vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 99–97 | W | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jan 31, 1990 | Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 112–108 | L | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dec 19, 1989 | Indiana Pacers at Los Angeles ClippersChallenger, lost · 128–102 | L | 20 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dec 9, 1989 | Indiana Pacers at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 121–93 | L | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dec 8, 1989 | Indiana Pacers vs. Chicago BullsTook the belt · 106–104 | W | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mar 3, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 96–90 | L | 35 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 5-7 |
| Mar 2, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio SpursKept the belt · 112–84 | W | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Feb 28, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 115–99 | W | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Feb 24, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail BlazersKept the belt · 128–91 | W | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 22, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Jersey NetsKept the belt · 130–111 | W | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Feb 20, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston RocketsTook the belt · 110–90 | W | 30 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jan 9, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Seattle SuperSonicsLost the belt · 105–103 | L | 27 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jan 7, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 104–96 | W | 28 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jan 5, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Chicago BullsKept the belt · 103–98 | W | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jan 3, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana PacersKept the belt · 119–98 | W | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Dec 30, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington BulletsKept the belt · 127–110 | W | 29 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dec 28, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Charlotte HornetsKept the belt · 122–98 | W | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dec 27, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Chicago BullsKept the belt · 107–96 | W | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Dec 21, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 115–114 | W | 24 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Dec 20, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Utah JazzKept the belt · 110–94 | W | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dec 17, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta HawksTook the belt · 120–94 | W | 31 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Apr 5, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers at Indiana PacersLost the belt · 106–105 | L | 29 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
Newest 50 of 72 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992–93 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 3 | 0–3 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 1991–92 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | 11–10 | 7 | 163 | 73 | 48 | 21 |
| 1990–91 | Indiana Pacers | 2 | 1–1 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 1989–90 | Indiana Pacers | 7 | 3–4 | 2 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
| 1988–89 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 14–2 | 2 | 147 | 68 | 21 | 20 |
| 1987–88 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 7 | 3–4 | 1 | 61 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
| 1986–87 | Phoenix Suns | 5 | 1–4 | 1 | 71 | 29 | 11 | 7 |
| 1985–86 | Phoenix Suns | 5 | 0–5 | 0 | 57 | 21 | 11 | 6 |
| 1984–85 | Phoenix Suns | 3 | 0–3 | 0 | 52 | 15 | 10 | 5 |
| 1983–84 | Phoenix Suns | 3 | 2–1 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.