The NBA Belt · rivalry

Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers

77Belt meetings

31Hawks wins

46Lakers wins

35Title changes

Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Lakers have met 77 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 26, 1949 to February 15, 2002. The belt changed hands in 35 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 46–31.

Belt game	Date	Result
234	Dec 26, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 78–76	Defense
304	Dec 9, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 88–79	Defense
305	Dec 10, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 114–101	Defense
328	Jan 31, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 106–78	Defense
346	Mar 10, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 99–88	Title change
349	Mar 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 92–91	Defense
373	Nov 24, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 72–59	Defense
382	Dec 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 99–52	Defense
397	Jan 11, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 75–63	Defense
398	Jan 12, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 96–84	Defense
414	Feb 10, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 70–69	Defense
415	Feb 14, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 109–74	Title change
536	Oct 30, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 69–59	Title change
703	Nov 30, 1955	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 99–97	Title change
766	Mar 16, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 103–97 Playoffs	Defense
767	Mar 17, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 116–115 Playoffs	Title change
768	Mar 19, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 133–75 Playoffs	Title change
769	Mar 21, 1956	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 116–115 Playoffs	Title change
837	Feb 12, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 110–105	Title change
851	Mar 10, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 117–104	Defense
854	Mar 16, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 114–111 Playoffs	Title change
855	Mar 21, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 118–109 Playoffs	Defense
856	Mar 24, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 106–104 Playoffs	Defense
857	Mar 25, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 143–135 Playoffs	Defense
886	Dec 15, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 138–118	Title change
889	Dec 22, 1957	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–115	Defense
918	Feb 14, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 104–100	Defense
930	Mar 8, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 126–123	Defense
931	Mar 9, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 107–99	Title change
949	Oct 29, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 112–100	Title change
950	Nov 1, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–101	Title change
1,017	Mar 8, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–104	Defense
1,022	Mar 21, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 124–90 Playoffs	Title change
1,023	Mar 22, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–98 Playoffs	Title change
1,024	Mar 24, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 127–97 Playoffs	Title change
1,025	Mar 26, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 108–98 Playoffs	Title change
1,026	Mar 28, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 98–97 Playoffs	Defense
1,027	Mar 29, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–104 Playoffs	Defense
1,039	Nov 10, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 134–105	Title change
1,098	Feb 21, 1960	Minneapolis Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 112–98	Title change
1,099	Feb 22, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Minneapolis Lakers 113–103	Title change
1,179	Feb 2, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 116–115	Title change
1,199	Mar 7, 1961	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 137–136	Title change
1,242	Dec 23, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 129–126	Defense
1,285	Mar 3, 1962	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 134–125	Defense
1,321	Nov 28, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 116–110	Defense
1,322	Dec 1, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 110–97	Defense
1,331	Dec 19, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 135–106	Defense
1,332	Dec 21, 1962	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 105–100	Title change
1,415	Nov 17, 1963	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 117–112	Defense
1,549	Mar 6, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–107	Title change
1,553	Mar 13, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 106–101	Title change
1,554	Mar 14, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–108	Title change
1,577	Nov 3, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 120–116	Title change
1,578	Nov 5, 1965	Los Angeles Lakers beat St. Louis Hawks 118–116	Defense
1,579	Nov 6, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 131–101	Title change
1,616	Feb 6, 1966	St. Louis Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 109–105	Title change
1,949	Apr 11, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 95–93 Playoffs	Defense
1,950	Apr 13, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 104–102 Playoffs	Defense
1,951	Apr 15, 1969	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–86 Playoffs	Title change
1,952	Apr 17, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 100–85 Playoffs	Title change
1,953	Apr 20, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 104–96 Playoffs	Defense
1,983	Dec 7, 1969	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–103	Title change
2,038	Apr 12, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 119–115 Playoffs	Title change
2,039	Apr 14, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 105–94 Playoffs	Defense
2,040	Apr 17, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 115–114 Playoffs	Defense
2,041	Apr 19, 1970	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 133–114 Playoffs	Defense
2,160	Dec 12, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 104–95	Defense
2,172	Jan 7, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 134–90	Defense
2,186	Feb 9, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 117–113	Defense
2,199	Mar 3, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 114–104	Defense
3,225	Jan 28, 1983	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 109–85	Defense
3,436	Feb 15, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 120–111	Defense
3,728	Jan 29, 1988	Los Angeles Lakers beat Atlanta Hawks 117–107	Defense
4,006	Feb 22, 1991	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 111–102	Title change
4,221	Mar 14, 1993	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 117–107	Defense
5,062	Feb 15, 2002	Atlanta Hawks beat Los Angeles Lakers 93–90	Title change

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