The NBA Belt · rivalry

Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers

53Belt meetings

21Pistons wins

32Lakers wins

24Title changes

Detroit Pistons and Los Angeles Lakers have met 53 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 8, 1949 to January 29, 2006. The belt changed hands in 24 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 32–21.

Belt game	Date	Result
227	Dec 8, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 87–66	Title change
233	Dec 25, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 72–58	Title change
238	Jan 4, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 91–75	Defense
331	Feb 7, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–86	Title change
371	Nov 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 68–64	Defense
376	Dec 1, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 89–69	Defense
377	Dec 2, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 63–61	Title change
392	Jan 4, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 79–64	Defense
408	Jan 31, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 85–78	Title change
452	Nov 2, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 81–69	Defense
665	Feb 19, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–92	Defense
668	Feb 23, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 120–97	Title change
670	Feb 26, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 90–89	Defense
682	Mar 20, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–79 Playoffs	Title change
683	Mar 22, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 98–97 Playoffs	Defense
684	Mar 23, 1955	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–91 Playoffs	Title change
685	Mar 27, 1955	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 105–96 Playoffs	Title change
753	Feb 26, 1956	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 95–90	Defense
765	Mar 14, 1956	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 100–96	Defense
817	Jan 12, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 105–87	Defense
850	Mar 8, 1957	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 101–97	Defense
921	Feb 19, 1958	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–115	Defense
948	Oct 26, 1958	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 108–100	Title change
1,016	Mar 6, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 99–98	Title change
1,018	Mar 11, 1959	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 123–118	Title change
1,019	Mar 14, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 92–89 Playoffs	Title change
1,020	Mar 15, 1959	Detroit Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 117–103 Playoffs	Title change
1,021	Mar 18, 1959	Minneapolis Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 129–102 Playoffs	Title change
1,175	Jan 29, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 137–113	Defense
1,176	Jan 30, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 117–116	Defense
1,177	Jan 31, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 121–112	Title change
1,180	Feb 5, 1961	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 125–120	Defense
1,226	Nov 21, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–102	Title change
1,228	Nov 25, 1961	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–103	Defense
1,263	Jan 31, 1962	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 123–122	Defense
1,344	Jan 9, 1963	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 123–115	Title change
1,496	Nov 25, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 130–117	Defense
1,497	Nov 27, 1964	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 117–111	Defense
1,627	Feb 26, 1966	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 131–118	Defense
1,780	Dec 8, 1967	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 115–103	Title change
1,839	Mar 16, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 135–108	Defense
1,840	Mar 17, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 120–116	Defense
1,906	Jan 22, 1969	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–115	Title change
1,981	Dec 5, 1969	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 128–109	Title change
2,481	Mar 11, 1975	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 95–94	Defense
3,966	Dec 4, 1990	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 114–90	Defense
4,735	Apr 5, 1998	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 105–103	Defense
5,298	Jun 6, 2004	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 87–75 Playoffs	Title change
5,299	Jun 8, 2004	Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 99–91 Playoffs	Title change
5,300	Jun 10, 2004	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–68 Playoffs	Title change
5,301	Jun 13, 2004	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 88–80 Playoffs	Defense
5,302	Jun 15, 2004	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–87 Playoffs	Defense
5,455	Jan 29, 2006	Detroit Pistons beat Los Angeles Lakers 102–93	Defense

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