NBA belt games · New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons
Nat Clifton
Played in 152 belt games from December 6, 1950 to March 27, 1958, winning 75. Helped take the belt 34 times.
152Belt games
75–77Record
34Title-winning games
10.0PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 1,526 PTS, 431 REB, 139 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 120–96 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 25, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 145–101 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 23, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 109–89 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 22, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 99–96 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 19, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 114–111 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 16, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 124–104 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 26, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 106–99 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 25, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 114–113 | W | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 22, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 98–96 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 18, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 120–98 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 16, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 100–98 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 12, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 122–105 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 9, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. New York KnicksLost the belt · 100–98 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 7, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 125–107 | W | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 26, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 107–103 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 25, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 105–98 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 18, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 105–103 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-3 |
| Jan 17, 1958 | Detroit Pistons vs. Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 115–94 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 7, 1958 | Detroit Pistons at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 114–99 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 27, 1957 | Detroit Pistons at New York KnicksLost the belt · 125–120 | L | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-5 |
| Dec 26, 1957 | Detroit Pistons at St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 110–106 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 4-4 |
| Dec 17, 1957 | Detroit Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 106–99 | L | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 6, 1957 | Detroit Pistons at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 118–91 | L | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 21, 1957 | Detroit Pistons vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 112–90 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 5, 1957 | Detroit Pistons at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 111–105 | L | 33 | 13 | 11 | 0 | — | — | 6-21 | — | 1-1 |
| Oct 23, 1957 | Detroit Pistons vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 105–94 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 3, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 119–108 | L | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 17, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 123–115 | L | 0 | 15 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 5-7 |
| Feb 14, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 99–97 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 10, 1957 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 102–100 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 9, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 101–89 | L | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 8, 1957 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 92–90 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 20, 1957 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 114–78 | L | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 19, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 102–100 | W | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 17, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 94–93 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-10 |
| Dec 23, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 95–90 | L | 0 | 23 | 11 | 3 | — | — | 8-22 | — | 7-9 |
| Dec 11, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 137–128 | L | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-6 |
| Dec 9, 1956 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 100–91 | W | 0 | 16 | 15 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 8, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 109–104 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 7, 1956 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 107–101 | W | 31 | 13 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-2 |
| Dec 6, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 95–92 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 101–88 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-4 |
| Nov 30, 1956 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 110–99 | L | 0 | 11 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Nov 27, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 105–98 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Nov 21, 1956 | New York Knicks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 104–103 | L | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Nov 18, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 102–69 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Nov 7, 1956 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 107–101 | L | 30 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 13, 1956 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 102–89 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 7, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 108–87 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-2 |
| Mar 6, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsTook the belt · 119–99 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-1 |
Newest 50 of 152 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957–58 | Detroit Pistons | 26 | 10–16 | 5 | 164 | 16 | 0 | — |
| 1956–57 | New York Knicks | 21 | 10–11 | 5 | 250 | 45 | 9 | — |
| 1955–56 | New York Knicks | 13 | 5–8 | 3 | 119 | 34 | 13 | — |
| 1954–55 | New York Knicks | 13 | 4–9 | 3 | 169 | 77 | 14 | — |
| 1953–54 | New York Knicks | 19 | 13–6 | 5 | 187 | 51 | 18 | — |
| 1952–53 | New York Knicks | 20 | 11–9 | 2 | 230 | 59 | 32 | — |
| 1951–52 | New York Knicks | 24 | 16–8 | 8 | 257 | 81 | 25 | — |
| 1950–51 | New York Knicks | 16 | 6–10 | 3 | 150 | 68 | 28 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.