NBA belt games · Chicago Bulls, Sacramento Kings, Milwaukee Bucks
Norm Van Lier
Played in 115 belt games from October 17, 1969 to December 23, 1978, winning 57. Helped take the belt 24 times.
115Belt games
57–58Record
24Title-winning games
13.0PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 1,492 PTS, 488 REB, 617 AST, 64 STL, 5 BLK.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks vs. Kansas City KingsLost the belt · 122–117 | L | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 19, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks vs. Seattle SuperSonicsKept the belt · 128–99 | W | 20 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 17, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks vs. Chicago BullsTook the belt · 117–101 | W | 23 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 4-4 |
| Dec 15, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks vs. Cleveland CavaliersChallenger, lost · 110–106 | L | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 28, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks at Portland Trail BlazersChallenger, lost · 106–95 | L | 20 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 26, 1978 | Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail BlazersChallenger, lost · 100–99 | L | 33 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 5-8 |
| Feb 21, 1978 | Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 106–104 | L | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 8, 1978 | Chicago Bulls at Houston RocketsLost the belt · 105–101 | L | 32 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Feb 7, 1978 | Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 108–106 | W | 0 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 3, 1978 | Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio SpursTook the belt · 110–107 | W | 23 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-1 |
| Jan 22, 1978 | Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee BucksChallenger, lost · 112–90 | L | 30 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 8, 1978 | Chicago Bulls at Denver NuggetsChallenger, lost · 109–104 | L | 40 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 8-10 |
| Mar 29, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 119–113 | L | 0 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Mar 27, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland CavaliersKept the belt · 95–90 | W | 44 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 13-20 | — | 1-4 |
| Mar 25, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 105–87 | W | 38 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 8-13 |
| Mar 22, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 102–86 | W | 42 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Mar 19, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. Seattle SuperSonicsKept the belt · 104–92 | W | 43 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 1-3 |
| Mar 18, 1977 | Chicago Bulls vs. Kansas City KingsKept the belt · 114–112 | W | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 16, 1977 | Chicago Bulls at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 104–97 | W | 42 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Jan 28, 1977 | Chicago Bulls at Kansas City KingsChallenger, lost · 105–94 | L | 45 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 13, 1976 | Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit PistonsChallenger, lost · 106–103 | L | 37 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 17, 1976 | Chicago Bulls vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 94–92 | L | 26 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | — | 7-9 |
| Jan 6, 1976 | Chicago Bulls vs. New Orleans JazzChallenger, lost · 104–98 | L | 38 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 2, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Houston RocketsChallenger, lost · 91–77 | L | 46 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 6-8 |
| Nov 5, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Philadelphia 76ersChallenger, lost · 115–82 | L | 32 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-16 | — | 7-8 |
| May 14, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Golden State WarriorsChallenger, lost · 83–79 | L | 46 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | — | 6-7 |
| May 11, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State WarriorsLost the belt · 86–72 | L | 45 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | — | 6-9 |
| May 8, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Golden State WarriorsTook the belt · 89–79 | W | 46 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | — | 2-3 |
| May 6, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Golden State WarriorsLost the belt · 111–106 | L | 48 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | — | 9-13 |
| May 4, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State WarriorsKept the belt · 108–101 | W | 48 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 14-27 | — | 7-9 |
| Apr 30, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State WarriorsTook the belt · 90–89 | W | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 4-7 |
| Apr 27, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Golden State WarriorsLost the belt · 107–89 | L | 41 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Apr 23, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Kansas City-Omaha KingsKept the belt · 101–89 | W | 40 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 9-12 |
| Apr 20, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Kansas City-Omaha KingsTook the belt · 104–77 | W | 44 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 18, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Kansas City-Omaha KingsLost the belt · 104–100 | L | 31 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 16, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Kansas City-Omaha KingsTook the belt · 93–90 | W | 36 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 13, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Kansas City-Omaha KingsLost the belt · 102–95 | L | 43 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-11 | — | 3-4 |
| Apr 9, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Kansas City-Omaha KingsKept the belt · 95–89 | W | 42 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6-16 | — | 8-9 |
| Apr 6, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Milwaukee BucksTook the belt · 112–100 | W | 37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 8-8 |
| Apr 2, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 97–89 | L | 41 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | — | 1-2 |
| Apr 1, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Buffalo BravesTook the belt · 98–93 | W | 44 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Mar 20, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Cleveland CavaliersLost the belt · 87–83 | L | 35 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Mar 18, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 111–96 | W | 40 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-16 | — | 7-7 |
| Feb 28, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Houston RocketsLost the belt · 102–87 | L | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 27, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Atlanta HawksKept the belt · 111–91 | W | 34 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 25, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at New Orleans JazzTook the belt · 120–105 | W | 39 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 26, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Detroit PistonsLost the belt · 102–93 | L | 47 | 20 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7-23 | — | 6-7 |
| Jan 25, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 116–96 | W | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jan 17, 1975 | Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix SunsLost the belt · 115–105 | L | 29 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-18 | — | 5-6 |
| Jan 12, 1975 | Chicago Bulls at Seattle SuperSonicsKept the belt · 127–123 | W | 54 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 18-32 | — | 6-8 |
Newest 50 of 115 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–79 | Milwaukee Bucks | 5 | 2–3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 25 | 5 |
| 1977–78 | Chicago Bulls | 7 | 2–5 | 1 | 66 | 27 | 53 | 11 |
| 1976–77 | Chicago Bulls | 9 | 6–3 | 1 | 102 | 33 | 51 | 9 |
| 1975–76 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 0–4 | 0 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| 1974–75 | Chicago Bulls | 27 | 15–12 | 10 | 456 | 139 | 137 | 26 |
| 1973–74 | Chicago Bulls | 19 | 12–7 | 4 | 289 | 74 | 92 | 13 |
| 1972–73 | Chicago Bulls | 20 | 14–6 | 4 | 281 | 85 | 129 | — |
| 1971–72 | Chicago Bulls | 3 | 0–3 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 19 | — |
| 1970–71 | Cincinnati Royals | 5 | 0–5 | 0 | 79 | 30 | 33 | — |
| 1969–70 | Cincinnati Royals | 16 | 6–10 | 3 | 123 | 59 | 68 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.