The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets
13Belt meetings
7Hawks wins
6Nets wins
6Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 16, 1980 to April 3, 2026. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 7–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,010 | Dec 16, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 131–114 | Defense |
| 3,135 | Mar 6, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 112–92 | Title change |
| 3,209 | Dec 29, 1982 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 104–99 | Title change |
| 3,231 | Feb 8, 1983 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 115–109 | Title change |
| 3,331 | Feb 7, 1984 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 109–102 | Title change |
| 3,643 | Mar 6, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 111–83 | Defense |
| 3,768 | Nov 4, 1988 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 113–105 | Title change |
| 4,223 | Mar 17, 1993 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 114–93 | Title change |
| 5,442 | Dec 30, 2005 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 99–91 | Defense |
| 5,487 | Mar 31, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 91–88 | Defense |
| 5,489 | Apr 4, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Atlanta Hawks 96–94 | Defense |
| 6,041 | Jan 9, 2012 | Atlanta Hawks beat New Jersey Nets 106–101 | Defense |
| 7,500 | Apr 3, 2026 | Atlanta Hawks beat Brooklyn Nets 141–107 | Defense |