The NBA Belt · reign 157
Minneapolis Lakers
Took the belt from Baltimore Bullets, 90–80, on November 12, 1951. Lost it to Fort Wayne Pistons, 63–61, on December 2, 1951.
7Defenses
20Days
17thReign for the franchise
+4Closest call · Nov 17, 1951
10.1Average winning margin
126thLongest of 3,250 reigns, by days
77thMost defenses of 3,250 reigns
Defended against
Olympians ×2Fort Wayne Pistons ×2Rochester RoyalsMilwaukee HawksCeltics
The season
- 1951–52: Rochester Royals had the best record (41–25–0); they won the NBA title while holding the belt; 9 belt games of this reign; the belt changed hands 46 times that season.
Reign leaders
Most points for Minneapolis Lakers across the 6 belt games of this reign with a box score.
| Player | PTS | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Mikan | 151 | 6 |
| 2 | Vern Mikkelsen | 66 | 6 |
| 3 | Whitey Skoog | 62 | 6 |
| 4 | Slater Martin | 57 | 6 |
| 5 | Jim Pollard | 53 | 6 |
Every game of the reign
margins from Minneapolis Lakers’ side| Belt game | Date | Result | Margin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369 | Nov 12, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 90–80 Game → | +10 | Title change |
| 370 | Nov 13, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 77–71 | +6 | Defense |
| 371 | Nov 17, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 68–64 | +4 | Defense |
| 372 | Nov 22, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 70–65 | +5 | Defense |
| 373 | Nov 24, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 72–59 | +13 | Defense |
| 374 | Nov 25, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 82–73 | +9 | Defense |
| 375 | Nov 28, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 90–76 | +14 | Defense |
| 376 | Dec 1, 1951 | Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 89–69 | +20 | Defense |
| 377 | Dec 2, 1951 | Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 63–61 Game → | −2 | Title change |