The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets
12Belt meetings
6Hawks wins
6Rockets wins
5Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Houston Rockets have met 12 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 12, 1967 to March 25, 2018. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. The belt series is level at 6–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,767 | Nov 12, 1967 | St. Louis Hawks beat San Diego Rockets 116–105 | Defense |
| 1,985 | Dec 10, 1969 | San Diego Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 126–107 | Title change |
| 2,831 | Jan 14, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 115–105 | Title change |
| 2,945 | Mar 8, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 97–79 | Title change |
| 3,533 | Feb 11, 1986 | Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 113–100 | Title change |
| 3,777 | Nov 21, 1988 | Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 117–113 | Defense |
| 4,091 | Jan 6, 1992 | Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 109–97 | Defense |
| 4,169 | Nov 11, 1992 | Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 101–82 | Title change |
| 4,489 | Jan 22, 1996 | Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 105–96 | Defense |
| 5,679 | Mar 12, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 83–75 | Defense |
| 6,484 | Mar 19, 2016 | Atlanta Hawks beat Houston Rockets 109–97 | Defense |
| 6,701 | Mar 25, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat Atlanta Hawks 118–99 | Defense |