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The 1950–51 season

77 belt games · 34 title changes

Minneapolis Lakers carried the belt into the 1950–51 season. It changed hands 34 times among 11 franchises, 5 of those in the playoffs, and Rochester Royals finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minneapolis Lakers, 13.

Who held it, in order

BulletsCelticsCapitolsWarriorsLakersKings76ersHawksOlympiansWarriorsBullets76ersPistonsKings76ersKingsWarriorsLakersPistonsKnicksPistonsOlympiansHawksWarriorsCelticsKnicksPistonsHawksLakersOlympiansLakersKingsKnicksKings

Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
288	Nov 1, 1950	Baltimore Bullets beat Minneapolis Lakers 81–71	Title change
289	Nov 4, 1950	Baltimore Bullets beat Indianapolis Olympians 102–86	Defense
290	Nov 7, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 83–64	Title change
291	Nov 9, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 76–71	Defense
292	Nov 11, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Washington Capitols 78–77	Defense
293	Nov 12, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Indianapolis Olympians 78–75	Defense
294	Nov 15, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Washington Capitols 79–74	Defense
295	Nov 16, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 82–73	Defense
296	Nov 18, 1950	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 80–76	Defense
297	Nov 19, 1950	Washington Capitols beat Boston Celtics 81–75	Title change
298	Nov 21, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat Washington Capitols 83–78	Title change
299	Nov 23, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 89–71	Defense
300	Nov 28, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat Boston Celtics 76–74	Defense
301	Nov 30, 1950	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 81–78	Defense
302	Dec 3, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 95–83	Title change
303	Dec 6, 1950	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 84–62	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
306	Dec 13, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 82–72	Title change
307	Dec 16, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 79–75	Title change
308	Dec 17, 1950	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 95–86	Defense
309	Dec 20, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Syracuse Nationals 86–83	Title change
310	Dec 25, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Baltimore Bullets 87–72	Defense
311	Dec 28, 1950	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Washington Capitols 97–80	Defense
312	Dec 29, 1950	Indianapolis Olympians beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 112–81	Title change
313	Jan 2, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Indianapolis Olympians 87–86	Title change
314	Jan 4, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 92–69	Defense
315	Jan 6, 1951	Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors 64–57	Title change
316	Jan 7, 1951	Syracuse Nationals beat Baltimore Bullets 73–65	Title change
317	Jan 10, 1951	Syracuse Nationals beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 97–96	Defense
318	Jan 11, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Syracuse Nationals 84–76	Title change
319	Jan 12, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Indianapolis Olympians 89–81	Defense
320	Jan 13, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–78	Title change
321	Jan 14, 1951	Syracuse Nationals beat Rochester Royals 92–63	Title change
322	Jan 18, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Syracuse Nationals 96–87	Title change
323	Jan 20, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 101–87	Title change
324	Jan 21, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Syracuse Nationals 96–86	Defense
325	Jan 23, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 88–77	Defense
326	Jan 25, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 90–71	Title change
327	Jan 28, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 101–75	Defense
328	Jan 31, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 106–78	Defense
329	Feb 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 89–84	Defense
330	Feb 4, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–84	Defense
331	Feb 7, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Minneapolis Lakers 96–86	Title change
332	Feb 10, 1951	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 73–62	Title change
333	Feb 11, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 120–96	Title change
334	Feb 13, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians beat Fort Wayne Pistons 80–78	Title change
335	Feb 14, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Indianapolis Olympians 98–91	Title change
336	Feb 18, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Rochester Royals 89–83	Defense
337	Feb 20, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 99–69	Title change
338	Feb 21, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 83–81	Defense
339	Feb 22, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Rochester Royals 98–90	Defense
340	Feb 24, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 70–64	Defense
341	Feb 25, 1951	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 93–83	Title change
342	Mar 1, 1951	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 84–78	Title change
343	Mar 3, 1951	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 97–78	Defense
344	Mar 4, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 105–98	Title change
345	Mar 6, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 88–86	Title change
346	Mar 10, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 99–88	Title change
347	Mar 11, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 98–96	Defense
348	Mar 14, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 100–76	Defense
349	Mar 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 92–91	Defense
350	Mar 18, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 86–68	Defense
351	Mar 21, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 95–81 Playoffs	Defense
352	Mar 23, 1951	Indianapolis Olympians beat Minneapolis Lakers 108–88 Playoffs	Title change
353	Mar 25, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 85–80 Playoffs	Title change
354	Mar 29, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 76–73 Playoffs	Defense
355	Mar 31, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 70–66 Playoffs	Title change
356	Apr 1, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 83–70 Playoffs	Defense
357	Apr 3, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Minneapolis Lakers 80–75 Playoffs	Defense
358	Apr 7, 1951	Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 92–65 Playoffs	Defense
359	Apr 8, 1951	Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 99–84 Playoffs	Defense
360	Apr 11, 1951	Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 78–71 Playoffs	Defense
361	Apr 13, 1951	New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 79–73 Playoffs	Title change
362	Apr 15, 1951	New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 92–89 Playoffs	Defense
363	Apr 18, 1951	New York Knicks beat Rochester Royals 80–73 Playoffs	Defense
364	Apr 21, 1951	Rochester Royals beat New York Knicks 79–75 Playoffs	Title change

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