The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
13Belt meetings
6Hawks wins
7Cavaliers wins
7Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 29, 1971 to November 30, 2017. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 7–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,139 | Oct 29, 1971 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 98–97 | Defense |
| 2,540 | Dec 26, 1975 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 98–97 | Title change |
| 2,565 | Feb 17, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 112–92 | Defense |
| 3,601 | Dec 9, 1986 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 122–98 | Title change |
| 3,791 | Dec 17, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 120–94 | Title change |
| 4,129 | Mar 22, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 123–80 | Title change |
| 4,289 | Feb 5, 1994 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 109–93 | Title change |
| 4,490 | Jan 23, 1996 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 84–72 | Defense |
| 4,932 | Dec 9, 2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 97–90 | Defense |
| 5,163 | Jan 31, 2003 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 96–91 | Defense |
| 5,787 | Mar 21, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 102–96 | Title change |
| 6,528 | Nov 8, 2016 | Atlanta Hawks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–106 | Title change |
| 6,647 | Nov 30, 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Atlanta Hawks 121–114 | Defense |