NBA belt games · New York Knicks, Boston Celtics, Golden State Warriors, Atlanta Hawks
Willie Naulls
Played in 201 belt games from November 3, 1956 to April 28, 1966, winning 107. Helped take the belt 44 times.
201Belt games
107–94Record
44Title-winning games
13.7PTS per belt game
Belt-game totals: 2,751 PTS, 1,071 REB, 131 AST.
| Date | Game | W/L | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 95–93 | W | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 19, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 129–109 | W | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 17, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 133–129 | L | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 10, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 114–108 | W | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 7, 1966 | Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 111–105 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-1 |
| Apr 6, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 114–93 | W | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 4-5 |
| Apr 3, 1966 | Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 115–96 | W | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 3-7 | — | 1-1 |
| Mar 30, 1966 | Boston Celtics at Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 120–103 | W | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 27, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 113–107 | L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 26, 1966 | Boston Celtics at Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 132–125 | W | 0 | 10 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 4-5 |
| Mar 23, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsLost the belt · 107–103 | L | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 20, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 121–104 | W | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Mar 19, 1966 | Boston Celtics at New York KnicksKept the belt · 126–113 | W | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5-10 | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 17, 1966 | Boston Celtics at Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 128–103 | W | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Mar 13, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Baltimore BulletsTook the belt · 129–98 | W | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 13, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 120–110 | L | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 12, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersTook the belt · 85–83 | W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 21, 1966 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 113–96 | W | 17 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 1, 1966 | Boston Celtics at St. Louis HawksChallenger, lost · 100–98 | L | 20 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 28, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 102–93 | L | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Dec 26, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 120–99 | W | 24 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 5-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 25, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Baltimore BulletsTook the belt · 113–99 | W | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dec 3, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 119–103 | L | 18 | 10 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Nov 27, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 101–95 | W | 17 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Nov 26, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Detroit PistonsKept the belt · 134–114 | W | 23 | 24 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 10-24 | — | 4-4 |
| Nov 24, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 125–110 | W | 18 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 7-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Nov 20, 1965 | Boston Celtics at New York KnicksKept the belt · 122–108 | W | 16 | 7 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 3-8 | — | 1-1 |
| Nov 19, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsTook the belt · 129–103 | W | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Oct 23, 1965 | Boston Celtics at St. Louis HawksLost the belt · 120–110 | L | 26 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Oct 20, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 100–96 | W | 36 | 21 | 18 | 0 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 3-4 |
| Oct 16, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 102–98 | W | 28 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-17 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 25, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 129–96 | W | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 23, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 112–99 | W | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-10 | — | 1-3 |
| Apr 21, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 126–105 | L | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Apr 19, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 129–123 | W | 16 | 14 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 0-0 |
| Apr 18, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 142–110 | W | 19 | 11 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 4-9 | — | 3-3 |
| Mar 3, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles LakersLost the belt · 104–102 | L | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 3-5 |
| Feb 28, 1965 | Boston Celtics at St. Louis HawksKept the belt · 108–102 | W | 23 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5-12 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 26, 1965 | Boston Celtics at San Francisco WarriorsKept the belt · 130–112 | W | 24 | 17 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 3-4 |
| Feb 24, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersTook the belt · 97–95 | W | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 1-8 | — | 0-0 |
| Feb 21, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersChallenger, lost · 129–114 | L | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Feb 3, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Baltimore BulletsLost the belt · 122–114 | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 31, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. New York KnicksKept the belt · 123–95 | W | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 30, 1965 | Boston Celtics at New York KnicksTook the belt · 97–90 | W | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jan 23, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersLost the belt · 104–100 | L | 0 | 21 | 11 | 4 | — | — | 8-14 | — | 5-5 |
| Jan 22, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. San Francisco WarriorsKept the belt · 104–94 | W | 31 | 24 | 14 | 2 | — | — | 9-24 | — | 6-7 |
| Jan 20, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Baltimore BulletsKept the belt · 131–105 | W | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Jan 17, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Cincinnati RoyalsKept the belt · 101–98 | W | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 15, 1965 | Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ersKept the belt · 104–95 | W | 28 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Jan 9, 1965 | Boston Celtics at Los Angeles LakersKept the belt · 107–103 | W | 0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 2-3 |
Newest 50 of 201 belt games shown.
By season
| Season | Team | G | W–L | Title wins | PTS | REB | AST | STL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–66 | Boston Celtics | 31 | 22–9 | 10 | 233 | 92 | 12 | — |
| 1964–65 | Boston Celtics | 32 | 26–6 | 6 | 372 | 141 | 33 | — |
| 1963–64 | Boston Celtics | 26 | 19–7 | 3 | 269 | 102 | 20 | — |
| 1962–63 | San Francisco Warriors | 16 | 5–11 | 3 | 224 | 92 | 15 | — |
| 1961–62 | New York Knicks | 14 | 6–8 | 4 | 320 | 92 | 10 | — |
| 1960–61 | New York Knicks | 9 | 2–7 | 2 | 230 | 72 | 4 | — |
| 1959–60 | New York Knicks | 18 | 3–15 | 3 | 382 | 214 | 20 | — |
| 1958–59 | New York Knicks | 18 | 10–8 | 3 | 234 | 107 | 5 | — |
| 1957–58 | New York Knicks | 16 | 7–9 | 6 | 268 | 71 | 5 | — |
| 1956–57 | New York Knicks | 21 | 7–14 | 4 | 219 | 88 | 7 | — |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0). Stats a season didn't track show as —.