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MatchupMeetingsWins (W–L)Title changesLast
Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers16095–65762018
Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers15595–60802024
Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks13680–56492026
Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics10238–64512026
Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons9770–27342024
Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors9261–31402024
Boston Celtics vs. Sacramento Kings8561–24372019
New York Knicks vs. Philadelphia 76ers8342–41422025
Los Angeles Lakers vs. New York Knicks8048–32402026
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Lakers7928–51292025
Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Lakers7731–46352002
Atlanta Hawks vs. Detroit Pistons7433–41362018
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Philadelphia 76ers7338–35342022
Detroit Pistons vs. Philadelphia 76ers6625–41272024
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Wizards6644–22282024
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Sacramento Kings6544–21292024
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Sacramento Kings6331–32302019
Golden State Warriors vs. Sacramento Kings5726–31252015
Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks5727–30242024
Golden State Warriors vs. New York Knicks5529–26272024
Golden State Warriors vs. Philadelphia 76ers5422–32262023
Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers5433–21212024
Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Lakers5321–32242006
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Philadelphia 76ers5325–28312019
Detroit Pistons vs. Sacramento Kings5121–30242003
Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers5121–30252016
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Portland Trail Blazers5135–16212023
Indiana Pacers vs. New York Knicks5125–26302025
Detroit Pistons vs. New York Knicks5025–25232026
New York Knicks vs. Sacramento Kings4922–27202026
Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls4734–13192024
Atlanta Hawks vs. Sacramento Kings4319–24192009
Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors4317–26182014
Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks4223–19192026
Chicago Bulls vs. Cleveland Cavaliers4121–20172024
Atlanta Hawks vs. Chicago Bulls4023–17152016
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers4018–22222024
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz4020–20162025
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers3911–28122020
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns3924–15162023
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Wizards3823–15162017
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards3821–17142023
New York Knicks vs. Washington Wizards3721–16172026
Boston Celtics vs. Indiana Pacers3724–13162024
Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs3615–21152025
Houston Rockets vs. Utah Jazz3513–22172016
Chicago Bulls vs. Milwaukee Bucks3416–18122022
Atlanta Hawks vs. Indiana Pacers3418–16202024
Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Wizards3318–15152026
Detroit Pistons vs. Golden State Warriors3214–18132015
Boston Celtics vs. Houston Rockets3225–7152018
Atlanta Hawks vs. Milwaukee Bucks3218–14172019
Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets3220–12162019
Phoenix Suns vs. San Antonio Spurs3212–20142023
Golden State Warriors vs. Oklahoma City Thunder3116–15122026
Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons2913–16122026
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Milwaukee Bucks2915–14152017
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns2918–11132021
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons2917–1292026
Chicago Bulls vs. Philadelphia 76ers289–19112023
Milwaukee Bucks vs. New York Knicks2815–13122023
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Golden State Warriors2810–1882024
Golden State Warriors vs. San Antonio Spurs2815–1392019
Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks2711–1692025
Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns2714–13152026
Los Angeles Lakers vs. San Antonio Spurs2712–15102021
Golden State Warriors vs. Washington Wizards2614–12102021
Chicago Bulls vs. New York Knicks2614–12122014
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Sacramento Kings2614–12122025
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder2615–1192015
Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Clippers2618–872024
Golden State Warriors vs. Utah Jazz2611–1592018
San Antonio Spurs vs. Utah Jazz2615–1182018
Brooklyn Nets vs. Miami Heat267–1982019
Atlanta Hawks vs. Washington Wizards2514–11122016
Chicago Bulls vs. Washington Wizards2512–13112014
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Portland Trail Blazers2512–13112025
Detroit Pistons vs. San Antonio Spurs2510–15112026
Brooklyn Nets vs. Boston Celtics2510–15122019
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Los Angeles Lakers245–1952025
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers2412–12102024
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Washington Wizards2314–982025
Indiana Pacers vs. Milwaukee Bucks2310–1392025
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers2310–13122025
New York Knicks vs. San Antonio Spurs2310–13102026
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. San Antonio Spurs238–1592024
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat2311–12102019
Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic2311–12102026
Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Lakers229–1382025
Houston Rockets vs. Sacramento Kings2213–9122025
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Utah Jazz2213–9112018
Phoenix Suns vs. Utah Jazz2211–11112023
Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder229–13112026
Boston Celtics vs. Oklahoma City Thunder2113–892026
Phoenix Suns vs. Sacramento Kings2112–9122023
Chicago Bulls vs. Utah Jazz2111–10112021
Dallas Mavericks vs. Houston Rockets217–1462021
Memphis Grizzlies vs. San Antonio Spurs216–1522023
Chicago Bulls vs. Sacramento Kings2011–982007
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards209–1182026
Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder206–1482025
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Sacramento Kings2016–472026
Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns2010–10102023
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns2010–10132023
Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns204–1692025
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Golden State Warriors1911–8121954
Chicago Bulls vs. Oklahoma City Thunder1912–792022
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks198–1172021
Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs198–1162020
Sacramento Kings vs. San Antonio Spurs198–1172019
Dallas Mavericks vs. Miami Heat1910–992021
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Memphis Grizzlies1915–492023
Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns1810–862017
Chicago Bulls vs. Portland Trail Blazers1811–752019
Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz187–11102013
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Utah Jazz187–11112025
Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers188–1072025
Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers189–9142026
Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz187–1162023
Brooklyn Nets vs. Milwaukee Bucks189–9112021
Indiana Pacers vs. Philadelphia 76ers189–952024
Portland Trail Blazers vs. San Antonio Spurs186–1292019
Miami Heat vs. New York Knicks1810–8102023
Miami Heat vs. Philadelphia 76ers189–962024
Houston Rockets vs. Philadelphia 76ers175–1282011
Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns1711–672013
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Washington Wizards178–9102024
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers178–942024
Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers176–1172024
Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards179–862024
Boston Celtics vs. Dallas Mavericks1714–372024
Indiana Pacers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder175–12102025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Phoenix Suns175–12102022
Indiana Pacers vs. Miami Heat1711–692022
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat177–10112017
Houston Rockets vs. New York Knicks169–792005
Chicago Bulls vs. Golden State Warriors169–792015
New York Knicks vs. Phoenix Suns1610–672023
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Sacramento Kings1611–572024
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Milwaukee Bucks164–1252025
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers166–1052024
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns168–892026
Golden State Warriors vs. Portland Trail Blazers1610–662019
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Portland Trail Blazers169–792020
Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs166–1062021
Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers163–1362025
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs166–1062016
Boston Celtics vs. Orlando Magic1610–672021
Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards156–942008
Atlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder157–882025
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Sacramento Kings158–752023
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Philadelphia 76ers158–782022
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Utah Jazz157–872022
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers157–872024
Los Angeles Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs158–792023
Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards157–882018
Brooklyn Nets vs. New York Knicks157–852021
Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder158–762025
Golden State Warriors vs. New Orleans Pelicans1512–352019
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Philadelphia 76ers145–952026
Chicago Bulls vs. Houston Rockets147–752018
Golden State Warriors vs. Milwaukee Bucks142–1242015
Detroit Pistons vs. Portland Trail Blazers148–662018
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Houston Rockets146–842021
Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs148–622020
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks144–1072026
Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs145–952024
Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Lakers143–1192025
Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks148–672021
Chicago Bulls vs. Indiana Pacers148–662014
Charlotte Hornets vs. New York Knicks148–682026
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat147–782025
Chicago Bulls vs. Miami Heat146–832017
Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies149–532021
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Boston Celtics134–961954
Detroit Pistons vs. Houston Rockets136–782018
Houston Rockets vs. Washington Wizards138–572008
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder139–451999
Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers136–772017
Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers139–432023
Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers136–762019
New York Knicks vs. Portland Trail Blazers136–762026
Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets137–662026
Denver Nuggets vs. Golden State Warriors139–432022
Detroit Pistons vs. Miami Heat134–972024
Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs137–672021
Miami Heat vs. Orlando Magic139–472015
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves139–452023
New York Knicks vs. Orlando Magic139–432025
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Orlando Magic136–712018
Boston Celtics vs. Charlotte Hornets1310–352026
Charlotte Hornets vs. Miami Heat134–932026
Detroit Pistons vs. Toronto Raptors138–572026
Indianapolis Olympians vs. Los Angeles Lakers124–861952
Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets126–652018
New York Knicks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder126–662026
Houston Rockets vs. Milwaukee Bucks126–652025
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder122–1052025
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Utah Jazz128–432024
Golden State Warriors vs. Los Angeles Clippers128–452019
Indiana Pacers vs. San Antonio Spurs125–772024
Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers125–772014
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder124–862026
Miami Heat vs. Milwaukee Bucks129–342025
Denver Nuggets vs. Memphis Grizzlies127–552024
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Washington Wizards116–572018
Atlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz117–442018
Detroit Pistons vs. Utah Jazz114–732024
Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets117–462022
Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets118–342021
Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets115–642022
Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Lakers114–742021
Denver Nuggets vs. Sacramento Kings116–522025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers113–842023
Dallas Mavericks vs. Utah Jazz114–752024
Brooklyn Nets vs. Orlando Magic116–522021
Charlotte Hornets vs. Milwaukee Bucks116–532022
Atlanta Hawks vs. Orlando Magic116–552026
Chicago Bulls vs. Orlando Magic118–342012
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Utah Jazz113–822025
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder115–652025
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Oklahoma City Thunder116–542022
Chicago Stags vs. Providence Steamrollers108–231949
New York Knicks vs. Washington Capitols105–531950
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Phoenix Suns105–542022
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Portland Trail Blazers107–352016
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers104–632018
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder106–452025
Chicago Bulls vs. Los Angeles Clippers107–332024
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Portland Trail Blazers105–532023
Brooklyn Nets vs. Philadelphia 76ers104–642025
Atlanta Hawks vs. San Antonio Spurs104–652021
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Clippers109–142023
Brooklyn Nets vs. Chicago Bulls106–442025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Sacramento Kings104–622025
Miami Heat vs. Portland Trail Blazers103–762026
Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers105–552024
Charlotte Hornets vs. Chicago Bulls101–942010
Houston Rockets vs. Orlando Magic107–332015
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. San Antonio Spurs105–562023
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Utah Jazz105–532025
Charlotte Hornets vs. Orlando Magic103–742026
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors105–532025
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat105–552020
Boston Celtics vs. Washington Capitols92–721950
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. New York Knicks93–631953
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Washington Capitols96–331949
Atlanta Hawks vs. Indianapolis Olympians94–551953
Atlanta Hawks vs. Phoenix Suns94–552022
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings98–122021
Detroit Pistons vs. Phoenix Suns94–522010
Detroit Pistons vs. Oklahoma City Thunder91–832009
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Utah Jazz94–532007
Atlanta Hawks vs. Denver Nuggets96–352022
Milwaukee Bucks vs. San Antonio Spurs94–542020
Indiana Pacers vs. Sacramento Kings94–522019
Dallas Mavericks vs. Indiana Pacers95–442025
Brooklyn Nets vs. Dallas Mavericks93–632025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets94–552012
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Orlando Magic96–332021
Miami Heat vs. Oklahoma City Thunder95–462015
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Phoenix Suns96–332023
Houston Rockets vs. Memphis Grizzlies94–542020
New Orleans Pelicans vs. San Antonio Spurs92–722020
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Memphis Grizzlies93–632015
Golden State Warriors vs. Toronto Raptors94–552019
Chicago Stags vs. New York Knicks86–241950
Chicago Stags vs. Golden State Warriors82–651949
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Philadelphia 76ers84–471954
Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers88–022010
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Clippers86–242023
Detroit Pistons vs. Los Angeles Clippers82–632021
Boston Celtics vs. Utah Jazz85–342024
Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers86–252012
Golden State Warriors vs. Indiana Pacers84–432019
Denver Nuggets vs. Washington Wizards86–242022
Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers85–332011
Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns84–432022
Denver Nuggets vs. Philadelphia 76ers84–462024
Indiana Pacers vs. Utah Jazz83–522009
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Portland Trail Blazers84–442022
Miami Heat vs. Utah Jazz83–552023
Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves83–552023
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Orlando Magic87–122009
Miami Heat vs. Washington Wizards85–362016
Indiana Pacers vs. Orlando Magic85–322006
Miami Heat vs. Minnesota Timberwolves87–132023
Atlanta Hawks vs. Toronto Raptors83–552022
New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors88–022026
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors84–422025
Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors86–252019
Houston Rockets vs. New Orleans Pelicans87–112020
Providence Steamrollers vs. Washington Capitols70–711948
Chicago Stags vs. Washington Capitols76–131949
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Chicago Stags76–151950
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Los Angeles Lakers71–641952
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Sacramento Kings72–511954
Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards73–432013
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Phoenix Suns72–532008
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Utah Jazz73–422006
Denver Nuggets vs. Indiana Pacers73–442024
Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets71–622014
Chicago Bulls vs. San Antonio Spurs71–622015
Brooklyn Nets vs. Utah Jazz71–622025
Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons73–422006
Brooklyn Nets vs. San Antonio Spurs72–552026
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers71–632020
Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks76–122009
Indiana Pacers vs. Phoenix Suns73–412024
Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves75–232025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors73–432018
Miami Heat vs. Toronto Raptors73–432024
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Phoenix Suns73–452023
Charlotte Hornets vs. Detroit Pistons75–222026
Golden State Warriors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves73–412023
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Dallas Mavericks73–412025
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat74–332023
Baltimore Bullets (1947–54) vs. Washington Capitols62–441949
Detroit Pistons vs. Indianapolis Olympians65–121953
Los Angeles Clippers vs. New York Knicks63–342023
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets65–122024
Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons61–522002
San Antonio Spurs vs. Washington Wizards64–232021
Brooklyn Nets vs. Sacramento Kings64–232021
Brooklyn Nets vs. Los Angeles Clippers63–332023
Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers62–432025
Atlanta Hawks vs. Los Angeles Clippers62–432023
Brooklyn Nets vs. Golden State Warriors62–422025
Dallas Mavericks vs. New York Knicks62–432012
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Philadelphia 76ers63–342025
Charlotte Hornets vs. Philadelphia 76ers63–302024
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Orlando Magic64–232026
Orlando Magic vs. San Antonio Spurs61–532018
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. New York Knicks62–432012
Golden State Warriors vs. Miami Heat62–412023
Dallas Mavericks vs. Orlando Magic63–322022
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Sacramento Kings64–232023
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans64–212017
Boston Celtics vs. Minnesota Timberwolves63–322024
Indiana Pacers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves64–222025
Indiana Pacers vs. New Orleans Pelicans63–322024
Charlotte Hornets vs. Indiana Pacers62–412021
Memphis Grizzlies vs. New Orleans Pelicans62–442025
New York Knicks vs. St. Louis Bombers55–031949
New York Knicks vs. Providence Steamrollers53–221947
Chicago Stags vs. St. Louis Bombers54–121949
Chicago Stags vs. Pittsburgh Ironmen55–001947
Chicago Stags vs. Sacramento Kings52–331950
Golden State Warriors vs. Indianapolis Olympians54–141952
New York Knicks vs. Utah Jazz53–242025
Brooklyn Nets vs. Denver Nuggets52–321991
Utah Jazz vs. Washington Wizards52–301994
Indiana Pacers vs. Los Angeles Clippers51–412021
Brooklyn Nets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder50–512026
Denver Nuggets vs. New York Knicks52–332026
Houston Rockets vs. Miami Heat52–342005
Houston Rockets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves53–222004
Orlando Magic vs. Portland Trail Blazers52–322015
Charlotte Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs52–342017
Atlanta Hawks vs. Charlotte Hornets54–142021
Charlotte Hornets vs. Denver Nuggets53–222018
Charlotte Hornets vs. Sacramento Kings51–432022
Miami Heat vs. Sacramento Kings55–022022
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves54–112021
Charlotte Hornets vs. Houston Rockets51–412020
Brooklyn Nets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves54–112025
Dallas Mavericks vs. Memphis Grizzlies53–252021
Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Pelicans55–022014
Boston Celtics vs. Memphis Grizzlies53–212021
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Memphis Grizzlies53–212023
Boston Celtics vs. New Orleans Pelicans53–232022
Indiana Pacers vs. Memphis Grizzlies53–232024
Memphis Grizzlies vs. Sacramento Kings54–122023
Charlotte Hornets vs. Memphis Grizzlies51–432025
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Portland Trail Blazers54–122018

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