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The 1951–52 season

86 belt games · 46 title changes

Rochester Royals carried the belt into the 1951–52 season. It changed hands 46 times among 10 franchises, 11 of those in the playoffs, and Minneapolis Lakers finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minneapolis Lakers, 14.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt game	Date	Result
365	Nov 1, 1951	Rochester Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 101–97	Defense
366	Nov 3, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 93–74	Title change
367	Nov 4, 1951	Syracuse Nationals beat Minneapolis Lakers 98–67	Title change
368	Nov 10, 1951	Baltimore Bullets beat Syracuse Nationals 91–82	Title change
369	Nov 12, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 90–80	Title change
370	Nov 13, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 77–71	Defense
371	Nov 17, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 68–64	Defense
372	Nov 22, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Rochester Royals 70–65	Defense
373	Nov 24, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 72–59	Defense
374	Nov 25, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 82–73	Defense
375	Nov 28, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Boston Celtics 90–76	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
378	Dec 5, 1951	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Boston Celtics 91–88	Defense
379	Dec 8, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 82–71	Title change
380	Dec 9, 1951	Baltimore Bullets beat Milwaukee Hawks 73–71	Title change
381	Dec 12, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Baltimore Bullets 99–79	Title change
382	Dec 16, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 99–52	Defense
383	Dec 18, 1951	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 69–67	Title change
384	Dec 22, 1951	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 92–73	Defense
385	Dec 23, 1951	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 75–72	Defense
386	Dec 25, 1951	New York Knicks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 72–65	Defense
387	Dec 26, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks beat New York Knicks 78–76	Title change
388	Dec 27, 1951	Milwaukee Hawks beat Syracuse Nationals 69–68	Defense
389	Dec 29, 1951	Philadelphia Warriors beat Milwaukee Hawks 68–61	Title change
390	Dec 30, 1951	Minneapolis Lakers beat Philadelphia Warriors 93–64	Title change
391	Jan 1, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Syracuse Nationals 82–80	Defense
392	Jan 4, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 79–64	Defense
393	Jan 5, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 86–65	Defense
394	Jan 6, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 107–92	Defense
395	Jan 8, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Minneapolis Lakers 82–75	Title change
396	Jan 9, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Indianapolis Olympians 91–74	Title change
397	Jan 11, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 75–63	Defense
398	Jan 12, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Milwaukee Hawks 96–84	Defense
399	Jan 13, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors beat Minneapolis Lakers 88–81	Title change
400	Jan 15, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Philadelphia Warriors 101–68	Title change
401	Jan 18, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors beat Indianapolis Olympians 98–83	Title change
402	Jan 19, 1952	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 94–88	Title change
403	Jan 21, 1952	New York Knicks beat Baltimore Bullets 99–83	Defense
404	Jan 22, 1952	New York Knicks beat Philadelphia Warriors 82–78	Defense
405	Jan 26, 1952	New York Knicks beat Indianapolis Olympians 99–93	Defense
406	Jan 27, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons beat New York Knicks 100–92	Title change
407	Jan 30, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Indianapolis Olympians 81–77	Defense
408	Jan 31, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat Fort Wayne Pistons 85–78	Title change
409	Feb 1, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Minneapolis Lakers 85–77	Title change
410	Feb 3, 1952	Fort Wayne Pistons beat Indianapolis Olympians 85–70	Title change
411	Feb 5, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 75–64	Title change
412	Feb 8, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Milwaukee Hawks 80–76	Title change
413	Feb 9, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks beat Indianapolis Olympians 90–83	Title change
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
416	Feb 16, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 77–75	Title change
417	Feb 17, 1952	Milwaukee Hawks beat Boston Celtics 97–95	Title change
418	Feb 18, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Milwaukee Hawks 106–84	Title change
419	Feb 19, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Boston Celtics 82–81	Title change
420	Feb 20, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Milwaukee Hawks 95–80	Defense
421	Feb 22, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Milwaukee Hawks 82–73	Defense
422	Feb 23, 1952	Indianapolis Olympians beat Milwaukee Hawks 86–59	Defense
423	Feb 26, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors beat Indianapolis Olympians 88–86	Title change
424	Feb 27, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors beat Indianapolis Olympians 97–89	Defense
425	Feb 29, 1952	Philadelphia Warriors beat Baltimore Bullets 103–86	Defense
426	Mar 1, 1952	Baltimore Bullets beat Philadelphia Warriors 90–77	Title change
427	Mar 3, 1952	Baltimore Bullets beat Rochester Royals 99–96	Defense
428	Mar 4, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 91–80	Title change
429	Mar 5, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Minneapolis Lakers 82–74	Defense
430	Mar 8, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 100–77	Defense
431	Mar 9, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Baltimore Bullets 89–72	Defense
432	Mar 11, 1952	Boston Celtics beat Philadelphia Warriors 88–84	Defense
433	Mar 12, 1952	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 89–71	Title change
434	Mar 13, 1952	Syracuse Nationals beat Boston Celtics 89–70	Defense
435	Mar 15, 1952	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 97–90	Title change
436	Mar 16, 1952	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 90–84	Defense
437	Mar 19, 1952	Boston Celtics beat New York Knicks 105–94 Playoffs	Title change
438	Mar 23, 1952	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 101–97 Playoffs	Title change
439	Mar 26, 1952	New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 88–87 Playoffs	Defense
440	Apr 2, 1952	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 87–85 Playoffs	Defense
441	Apr 3, 1952	Syracuse Nationals beat New York Knicks 102–92 Playoffs	Title change
442	Apr 5, 1952	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 99–92 Playoffs	Title change
443	Apr 8, 1952	New York Knicks beat Syracuse Nationals 100–93 Playoffs	Defense
444	Apr 12, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 83–79 Playoffs	Title change
445	Apr 13, 1952	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 80–72 Playoffs	Title change
446	Apr 16, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 82–77 Playoffs	Title change
447	Apr 18, 1952	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 90–89 Playoffs	Title change
448	Apr 20, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 102–89 Playoffs	Title change
449	Apr 23, 1952	New York Knicks beat Minneapolis Lakers 76–68 Playoffs	Title change
450	Apr 25, 1952	Minneapolis Lakers beat New York Knicks 82–65 Playoffs	Title change

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