The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Denver Nuggets
9Belt meetings
6Hawks wins
3Nuggets wins
5Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Denver Nuggets have met 9 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 4, 1977 to December 2, 2022. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 6–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,645 | Jan 4, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 113–109 | Title change |
| 2,706 | Nov 23, 1977 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 105–104 | Title change |
| 2,723 | Dec 30, 1977 | Denver Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks 106–104 | Title change |
| 3,137 | Mar 9, 1982 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 120–106 | Defense |
| 3,648 | Mar 15, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 104–100 | Defense |
| 3,998 | Feb 2, 1991 | Denver Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks 126–125 | Defense |
| 5,985 | Feb 28, 2011 | Denver Nuggets beat Atlanta Hawks 100–90 | Title change |
| 6,483 | Mar 17, 2016 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 116–98 | Defense |
| 7,129 | Dec 2, 2022 | Atlanta Hawks beat Denver Nuggets 117–109 | Title change |