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Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Los Angeles Lakers

7Belt meetings
1Bullets wins
6Lakers wins
4Title changes

Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) and Los Angeles Lakers have met 7 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 4, 1948 to November 5, 1952. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 6–1.

Belt gameDateResult
138Nov 4, 1948Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 84–72Title change
208Nov 5, 1949Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 92–77Defense
235Dec 28, 1949Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 88–77Defense
288Nov 1, 1950Baltimore Bullets beat Minneapolis Lakers 81–71Title change
369Nov 12, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 90–80Title change
381Dec 12, 1951Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 99–79Title change
453Nov 5, 1952Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 97–75Defense

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