NBA belt games · Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks
Odie Spears
Played in 92 belt games from November 3, 1951 to December 12, 1956, winning 40. Helped take the belt 21 times.
92Belt games
40–52Record
21Title-winning games
7.3PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 671 PTS, 55 REB, 38 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 115–99 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-3 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 11, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksTook the belt · 137–128 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 8, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 109–104 | L | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Dec 7, 1956 | St. Louis Hawks vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 107–101 | L | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 99–88 | L | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-1 |
| Apr 5, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 107–105 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 3, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 100–96 | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 1, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 84–83 | W | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 31, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 98–94 | L | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 102–97 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-11 |
| Mar 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 93–84 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Mar 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksTook the belt · 107–84 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Mar 24, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 84–74 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 22, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 86–85 | L | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 100–96 | L | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 98–95 | L | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 26, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 95–90 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Feb 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 97–72 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 15, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 101–78 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Feb 14, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 105–94 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Feb 4, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 98–94 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 2, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 98–90 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 5-5 |
| Jan 29, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 99–85 | W | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 28, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at New York KnicksKept the belt · 92–91 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 27, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 106–97 | W | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 25, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 101–100 | W | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 22, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Rochester RoyalsTook the belt · 111–93 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 8, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 96–91 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 7, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 108–97 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 5, 1956 | Fort Wayne Pistons vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 92–81 | W | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 2-4 |
| Nov 26, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 87–82 | L | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 0-2 |
| Nov 5, 1955 | Fort Wayne Pistons at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 114–113 | L | 33 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Mar 19, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 119–110 | L | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4-4 | — | 2-4 |
| Mar 18, 1955 | Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 94–92 | W | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-8 |
| Mar 16, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 82–78 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 2-6 |
| Mar 12, 1955 | Rochester Royals vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 105–103 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 9, 1955 | Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 100–97 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-5 |
| Feb 21, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 112–110 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 20, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 105–92 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-7 |
| Feb 12, 1955 | Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 96–95 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 4-5 |
| Feb 11, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 91–83 | W | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 6, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 92–75 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Feb 4, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 109–101 | L | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 3, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Milwaukee HawksTook the belt · 88–87 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 31, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Milwaukee HawksLost the belt · 100–80 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 29, 1955 | Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 87–85 | W | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-2 |
| Jan 27, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 98–92 | W | 0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5-7 |
| Jan 23, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 105–84 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 9, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 98–92 | L | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 4, 1955 | Rochester Royals at Milwaukee HawksChallenger, lost · 92–80 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
Newest 50 of 92 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956–57 | St. Louis Hawks | 4 | 1–3 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1955–56 | Fort Wayne Pistons | 28 | 13–15 | 5 | 165 | 27 | 19 | — |
| 1954–55 | Rochester Royals | 24 | 8–16 | 6 | 193 | 19 | 13 | — |
| 1953–54 | Rochester Royals | 22 | 12–10 | 6 | 183 | 7 | 6 | — |
| 1952–53 | Rochester Royals | 12 | 6–6 | 3 | 98 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1951–52 | Rochester Royals | 2 | 0–2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.