The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Dallas Mavericks
7Belt meetings
6Hawks wins
1Mavericks wins
2Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks have met 7 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 13, 1987 to March 19, 2009. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 6–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,647 | Mar 13, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 113–105 | Defense |
| 3,655 | Mar 26, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 120–112 | Title change |
| 3,877 | Dec 27, 1989 | Dallas Mavericks beat Atlanta Hawks 114–101 | Defense |
| 4,007 | Feb 23, 1991 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 122–107 | Defense |
| 4,093 | Jan 9, 1992 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 124–108 | Defense |
| 4,398 | Feb 17, 1995 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 110–90 | Title change |
| 5,786 | Mar 19, 2009 | Atlanta Hawks beat Dallas Mavericks 95–87 | Defense |