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Atlanta Hawks vs. Detroit Pistons

74Belt meetings
33Hawks wins
41Pistons wins
36Title changes

Atlanta Hawks and Detroit Pistons have met 74 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 6, 1951 to November 9, 2018. The belt changed hands in 36 of those games. Detroit Pistons lead the belt series 41–33.

Belt gameDateResult
345Mar 6, 1951Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 88–86Title change
379Dec 8, 1951Milwaukee Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 82–71Title change
411Feb 5, 1952Milwaukee Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 75–64Title change
465Nov 26, 1952Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 80–72Title change
466Nov 27, 1952Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 95–87Defense
473Dec 11, 1952Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 71–70Title change
537Nov 1, 1953Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 77–67Title change
578Jan 27, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 77–68Defense
582Feb 1, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 72–71Defense
609Oct 30, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 91–72Title change
615Nov 14, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 93–91Title change
641Jan 5, 1955Milwaukee Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 97–92Defense
650Jan 22, 1955Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 85–83Defense
669Feb 24, 1955Fort Wayne Pistons beat Milwaukee Hawks 95–85Defense
723Jan 7, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 108–97Defense
724Jan 8, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 96–91Title change
738Feb 2, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–90Title change
739Feb 4, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 98–94Defense
770Mar 22, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 86–85 PlayoffsDefense
771Mar 24, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 84–74 PlayoffsDefense
772Mar 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 107–84 PlayoffsTitle change
773Mar 27, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 93–84 PlayoffsDefense
774Mar 29, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 102–97 PlayoffsDefense
785Nov 10, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 86–79Defense
786Nov 11, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 96–81Title change
788Nov 17, 1956St. Louis Hawks beat Fort Wayne Pistons 92–87Title change
887Dec 17, 1957St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 106–99Defense
890Dec 26, 1957Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 110–106Title change
906Jan 18, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 105–103Title change
908Jan 25, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 105–98Title change
914Feb 7, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 125–107Defense
917Feb 12, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 122–105Defense
919Feb 16, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 100–98Title change
923Feb 22, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 98–96Defense
924Feb 25, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 114–113Defense
935Mar 19, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 114–111 PlayoffsTitle change
936Mar 22, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 99–96 PlayoffsDefense
937Mar 23, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 109–89 PlayoffsTitle change
938Mar 25, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 145–101 PlayoffsTitle change
939Mar 27, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 120–96 PlayoffsDefense
946Oct 23, 1958St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 104–103Defense
947Oct 25, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 117–112Title change
966Dec 10, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 89–82Title change
967Dec 11, 1958Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 107–101Defense
1,015Mar 4, 1959Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 127–97Title change
1,144Dec 6, 1960St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 146–110Defense
1,145Dec 7, 1960Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 113–83Title change
1,178Feb 1, 1961St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 137–131Title change
1,220Nov 11, 1961St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 132–119Title change
1,227Nov 24, 1961Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 142–135Defense
1,556Mar 20, 1965St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 107–98Defense
1,576Oct 30, 1965St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 122–95Defense
1,668Nov 16, 1966St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 104–101Defense
1,669Nov 19, 1966St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 105–87Defense
1,715Feb 5, 1967Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 114–104Title change
1,765Nov 10, 1967St. Louis Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 143–140Defense
1,768Nov 14, 1967Detroit Pistons beat St. Louis Hawks 124–107Title change
2,021Feb 22, 1970Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 116–114Title change
2,032Mar 22, 1970Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 130–126Defense
2,140Oct 30, 1971Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 104–99Title change
2,453Jan 24, 1975Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 113–103Defense
2,674Mar 6, 1977Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 115–105Title change
3,365Apr 14, 1984Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 115–107Title change
3,419Jan 4, 1985Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 134–111Title change
3,605Dec 16, 1986Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 111–100Title change
3,771Nov 9, 1988Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 101–95Title change
4,485Jan 15, 1996Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 96–88Defense
4,727Mar 22, 1998Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 105–98Defense
4,793Mar 30, 1999Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 93–77Title change
5,449Jan 18, 2006Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 117–89Defense
6,094Apr 18, 2012Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 116–84Defense
6,482Mar 16, 2016Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 118–114Defense
6,488Mar 26, 2016Atlanta Hawks beat Detroit Pistons 112–95Defense
6,742Nov 9, 2018Detroit Pistons beat Atlanta Hawks 124–109Defense

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