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Red Holzman

Played in 54 belt games from January 11, 1949 to January 27, 1954, winning 26. Helped take the belt 10 times.

54Belt games
26–28Record
10Title-winning games
5.4PTS per belt game

Belt-game totals: 290 PTS, 12 REB, 14 AST.

DateGameW/LMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Jan 27, 1954Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 77–68L0800————2-2
Jan 7, 1954Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 88–73L0500————3-3
Jan 6, 1954Milwaukee Hawks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 77–72L0200————0-0
Jan 5, 1954Milwaukee Hawks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 99–88L0603——2-6—2-2
Dec 15, 1953Milwaukee Hawks at Rochester RoyalsChallenger, lost · 76–64L0000——0-0—0-0
Nov 10, 1953Milwaukee Hawks vs. Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 74–59L24312——0-8—3-3
Nov 1, 1953Milwaukee Hawks at Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 77–67L0000——0-0—0-2
Oct 30, 1953Milwaukee Hawks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 69–59W0700————5-9
Feb 24, 1953Rochester Royals vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 91–80L0000——0-0—0-0
Feb 7, 1953Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 87–72W0000——0-0—0-0
Jan 8, 1953Rochester Royals at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 88–85L0000——0-0—0-0
Dec 30, 1952Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 106–93W0600————0-0
Dec 20, 1952Rochester Royals vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 92–89W0200————0-0
Nov 22, 1951Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 70–65L0800——4-11—0-0
Nov 3, 1951Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 93–74L01200————0-1
Apr 21, 1951Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksTook the belt · 79–75W—200——1-1—0-0
Apr 18, 1951Rochester Royals at New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 80–73L—211——1-6—0-0
Apr 15, 1951Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksChallenger, lost · 92–89L—211——1-6—0-0
Apr 13, 1951Rochester Royals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 79–73L—032——0-3—0-0
Apr 11, 1951Rochester Royals at New York KnicksKept the belt · 78–71W—731——2-6—3-5
Apr 8, 1951Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 99–84W—822——2-7—4-4
Apr 7, 1951Rochester Royals vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 92–65W—1210——6-9—0-1
Apr 3, 1951Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 80–75W—500————3-4
Apr 1, 1951Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 83–70W—400————2-3
Mar 31, 1951Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 70–66W—2300——10-13—3-5
Mar 29, 1951Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 76–73L—100——0-1—1-2
Feb 22, 1951Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 98–90L—400————0-0
Feb 18, 1951Rochester Royals at Tri-Cities BlackhawksChallenger, lost · 89–83L—900————1-1
Jan 20, 1951Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 101–87L—600————0-0
Jan 18, 1951Rochester Royals at Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 96–87W—700————5-6
Jan 14, 1951Rochester Royals at Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 92–63L—100——0-0—1-1
Jan 13, 1951Rochester Royals vs. Fort Wayne PistonsTook the belt · 99–78W—100——0-0—1-2
Dec 16, 1950Rochester Royals vs. Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 79–75L—700————1-2
Dec 13, 1950Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 82–72W—400————0-1
Nov 23, 1950Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 89–71L—800————2-5
Feb 12, 1950Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsChallenger, lost · 76–74L—8—0————0-0
Feb 11, 1950Rochester Royals vs. Fort Wayne PistonsLost the belt · 92–84L—1—0——0-0—1-1
Feb 5, 1950Rochester Royals at New York KnicksKept the belt · 73–65W—3—0——0-0—3-5
Feb 1, 1950Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 82–68W—7—0————3-4
Jan 22, 1950Rochester Royals at New York KnicksLost the belt · 81–71L—0—2——0-6—0-0
Jan 18, 1950Rochester Royals at Tri-Cities BlackhawksTook the belt · 70–65W—5—0————3-4
Dec 4, 1949Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersLost the belt · 95–80L—8—0————0-0
Mar 29, 1949Rochester Royals at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 67–55L—10—0————4-4
Mar 27, 1949Rochester Royals vs. Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 80–79L—15—0————1-2
Mar 15, 1949Rochester Royals at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 86–83L—4—0————0-0
Mar 10, 1949Rochester Royals at Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 73–71W—8—0————2-2
Mar 6, 1949Rochester Royals at Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 78–66W—5—0————1-2
Feb 26, 1949Rochester Royals vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 64–59W—11—0————1-3
Feb 22, 1949Rochester Royals vs. Philadelphia WarriorsKept the belt · 92–86W—4—0————0-0
Feb 1, 1949Rochester Royals at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 76–68W—8—0————0-0

Newest 50 of 54 belt games shown.

By season

SeasonTeamGW–LTitle winsPTSREBASTSTL
1953–54Milwaukee Hawks81–713115—
1952–53Rochester Royals53–22800—
1951–52Rochester Royals20–202000—
1950–51Rochester Royals2010–105113117—
1949–50Rochester Royals73–4232—2—
1948–49Rochester Royals129–3086—0—

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.

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