NBA belt games · New York Knicks, Los Angeles Lakers
Ron Sobie
Played in 54 belt games from November 7, 1956 to December 3, 1959, winning 24. Helped take the belt 12 times.
54Belt games
24–30Record
12Title-winning games
7.5PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 403 PTS, 38 REB, 21 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 1959 | Minneapolis Lakers at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 123–109 | L | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 0-1 |
| Nov 28, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 109–108 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 21, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 128–127 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 31, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 123–109 | L | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8-10 |
| Feb 25, 1959 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 134–123 | L | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 24, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsKept the belt · 134–122 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 22, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsTook the belt · 111–90 | W | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 7, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsLost the belt · 124–116 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 14, 1959 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 123–112 | L | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 7, 1959 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 109–78 | L | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 6, 1959 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 118–108 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 25, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 129–120 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 20, 1958 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 135–106 | L | 20 | 15 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 7-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 2, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 109–90 | L | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 25, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 115–113 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-6 |
| Nov 22, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 114–99 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Nov 21, 1958 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 112–106 | W | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Nov 16, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 98–90 | W | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Nov 15, 1958 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsKept the belt · 96–92 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6-6 |
| Nov 13, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 119–102 | W | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Nov 8, 1958 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 108–100 | W | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Feb 11, 1958 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 107–105 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 9, 1958 | New York Knicks at Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 100–98 | W | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 5-6 |
| Jan 14, 1958 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsChallenger, lost · 117–111 | L | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 10, 1958 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 107–104 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Jan 9, 1958 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsKept the belt · 136–123 | W | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jan 8, 1958 | New York Knicks at Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 123–105 | W | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-6 |
| Jan 5, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 101–100 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Jan 2, 1958 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsTook the belt · 131–98 | W | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Dec 28, 1957 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 122–115 | L | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Dec 27, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Detroit PistonsTook the belt · 125–120 | W | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Nov 30, 1957 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 111–83 | L | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Oct 26, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Boston CelticsChallenger, lost · 131–121 | L | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7-7 |
| Mar 3, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 119–108 | L | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Feb 17, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 123–115 | L | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 14, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersChallenger, lost · 99–97 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 10, 1957 | New York Knicks at Syracuse NationalsChallenger, lost · 102–100 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Feb 9, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Syracuse NationalsLost the belt · 101–89 | L | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Feb 8, 1957 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsTook the belt · 92–90 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 20, 1957 | New York Knicks at Boston CelticsLost the belt · 114–78 | L | 37 | 9 | 0 | 4 | — | — | 3-11 | — | 3-5 |
| Jan 19, 1957 | New York Knicks vs. Fort Wayne PistonsKept the belt · 102–100 | W | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-1 |
| Jan 17, 1957 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 94–93 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 23, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia WarriorsChallenger, lost · 95–90 | L | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 11, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 137–128 | L | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 9, 1956 | New York Knicks at Minneapolis LakersKept the belt · 100–91 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 8, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 109–104 | W | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Dec 7, 1956 | New York Knicks at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 107–101 | W | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2-2 | — | 1-3 |
| Dec 6, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Rochester RoyalsKept the belt · 95–92 | W | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 3-3 |
| Dec 4, 1956 | New York Knicks vs. Minneapolis LakersTook the belt · 101–88 | W | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 30, 1956 | New York Knicks at Philadelphia WarriorsLost the belt · 110–99 | L | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1-3 | — | 5-6 |
Newest 50 of 54 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–60 | New York Knicks | 4 | 0–4 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | — |
| 1958–59 | New York Knicks | 17 | 9–8 | 3 | 130 | 6 | 4 | — |
| 1957–58 | New York Knicks | 12 | 5–7 | 4 | 128 | 11 | 5 | — |
| 1956–57 | New York Knicks | 21 | 10–11 | 5 | 127 | 17 | 9 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.