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The 1949–50 season

81 belt games · 36 title changes

Minneapolis Lakers carried the belt into the 1949–50 season. It changed hands 36 times among 13 franchises, 8 of those in the playoffs, and Minneapolis Lakers finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minneapolis Lakers, 13.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
207	Nov 2, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 81–69	Defense
208	Nov 5, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 92–77	Defense
209	Nov 8, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Washington Capitols 68–66	Defense
210	Nov 10, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–84	Defense
211	Nov 12, 1949	Chicago Stags beat Minneapolis Lakers 86–79	Title change
212	Nov 13, 1949	Chicago Stags beat St. Louis Bombers 91–65	Defense
213	Nov 15, 1949	Chicago Stags beat Washington Capitols 77–63	Defense
214	Nov 16, 1949	Chicago Stags beat Fort Wayne Pistons 85–72	Defense
215	Nov 18, 1949	Philadelphia Warriors beat Chicago Stags 103–88	Title change
216	Nov 19, 1949	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 85–69	Title change
217	Nov 22, 1949	New York Knicks beat Washington Capitols 89–74	Defense
218	Nov 23, 1949	New York Knicks beat Washington Capitols 87–67	Defense
219	Nov 24, 1949	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 75–70	Defense
220	Nov 26, 1949	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 96–84	Defense
221	Nov 27, 1949	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 77–72	Defense
222	Nov 30, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 102–92	Title change
223	Dec 1, 1949	Indianapolis Olympians beat Minneapolis Lakers 86–68	Title change
224	Dec 3, 1949	Rochester Royals beat Indianapolis Olympians 99–77	Title change
225	Dec 4, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 95–80	Title change
226	Dec 7, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Washington Capitols 93–76	Defense
227	Dec 8, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 87–66	Title change
228	Dec 10, 1949	Washington Capitols beat Fort Wayne Pistons 75–69	Title change
229	Dec 14, 1949	Washington Capitols beat St. Louis Bombers 79–61	Defense
230	Dec 17, 1949	Baltimore Bullets beat Washington Capitols 89–72	Title change
231	Dec 18, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Baltimore Bullets 106–95	Title change
232	Dec 22, 1949	Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Bombers 87–75	Defense
233	Dec 25, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 72–58	Title change
234	Dec 26, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 78–76	Defense
235	Dec 28, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 88–77	Defense
236	Dec 31, 1949	Minneapolis Lakers beat Waterloo Hawks 86–68	Defense
237	Jan 1, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Anderson Packers 87–75	Defense
238	Jan 4, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 91–75	Defense
239	Jan 5, 1950	Sheboygan Red Skins beat Minneapolis Lakers 85–82	Title change
240	Jan 7, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Sheboygan Red Skins 98–86	Title change
241	Jan 11, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Anderson Packers 88–81	Defense
242	Jan 15, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Waterloo Hawks 84–80	Defense
243	Jan 18, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 70–65	Title change
244	Jan 19, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Anderson Packers 81–78	Defense
245	Jan 21, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Anderson Packers 95–79	Defense
246	Jan 22, 1950	New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 81–71	Title change
247	Jan 24, 1950	New York Knicks beat Sheboygan Red Skins 101–68	Defense
248	Jan 25, 1950	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 96–66	Defense
249	Jan 26, 1950	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 79–77	Defense
250	Jan 28, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 58–55	Title change
251	Feb 1, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Philadelphia Warriors 82–68	Title change
252	Feb 2, 1950	Baltimore Bullets beat Rochester Royals 79–69	Title change
253	Feb 3, 1950	Chicago Stags beat Baltimore Bullets 98–81	Title change
254	Feb 4, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Chicago Stags 82–78	Title change
255	Feb 5, 1950	Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 73–65	Defense
256	Feb 7, 1950	Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Bombers 90–84	Defense
257	Feb 11, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 92–84	Title change
258	Feb 12, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 76–74	Defense
259	Feb 15, 1950	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 84–78	Defense
260	Feb 16, 1950	Baltimore Bullets beat Fort Wayne Pistons 83–77	Title change
261	Feb 18, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 100–73	Title change
262	Feb 21, 1950	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 84–73	Title change
263	Feb 22, 1950	New York Knicks beat Washington Capitols 89–81	Defense
264	Feb 25, 1950	New York Knicks beat Chicago Stags 86–79	Defense
265	Mar 1, 1950	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 82–76	Defense
266	Mar 2, 1950	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 81–72	Defense
267	Mar 4, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 84–75	Title change
268	Mar 5, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 84–75	Title change
269	Mar 9, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat St. Louis Bombers 85–74	Defense
270	Mar 12, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 96–72	Defense
271	Mar 14, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Syracuse Nationals 68–65	Title change
272	Mar 16, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Denver Nuggets 111–99	Defense
273	Mar 18, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Denver Nuggets 110–73	Defense
274	Mar 21, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Sheboygan Red Skins 86–85 Playoffs	Defense
275	Mar 23, 1950	Sheboygan Red Skins beat Indianapolis Olympians 95–85 Playoffs	Title change
276	Mar 25, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Sheboygan Red Skins 91–84 Playoffs	Title change
277	Mar 28, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Anderson Packers 77–74 Playoffs	Defense
278	Mar 30, 1950	Anderson Packers beat Indianapolis Olympians 84–67 Playoffs	Title change
279	Apr 1, 1950	Anderson Packers beat Indianapolis Olympians 67–65 Playoffs	Defense
280	Apr 5, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Anderson Packers 75–50 Playoffs	Title change
281	Apr 6, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Anderson Packers 90–71 Playoffs	Defense
282	Apr 8, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 68–66 Playoffs	Defense
283	Apr 9, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 91–85 Playoffs	Title change
284	Apr 14, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 91–77 Playoffs	Title change
285	Apr 16, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 77–69 Playoffs	Defense
286	Apr 20, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 83–76 Playoffs	Title change
287	Apr 23, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 110–95 Playoffs	Title change

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