The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
15Belt meetings
7Hawks wins
8Thunder wins
8Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 15 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 8, 1967 to October 25, 2025. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the belt series 8–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,764 | Nov 8, 1967 | St. Louis Hawks beat Seattle SuperSonics 111–96 | Defense |
| 1,812 | Feb 1, 1968 | St. Louis Hawks beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–110 | Title change |
| 2,854 | Mar 11, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–111 | Title change |
| 2,924 | Jan 23, 1980 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Atlanta Hawks 98–96 | Defense |
| 2,932 | Feb 13, 1980 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Atlanta Hawks 93–86 | Title change |
| 3,012 | Dec 19, 1980 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Atlanta Hawks 95–92 | Title change |
| 3,293 | Nov 19, 1983 | Atlanta Hawks beat Seattle SuperSonics 104–92 | Defense |
| 3,451 | Mar 16, 1985 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Atlanta Hawks 108–99 | Title change |
| 5,202 | Nov 9, 2003 | Atlanta Hawks beat Seattle SuperSonics 91–81 | Title change |
| 5,870 | Feb 2, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 106–99 | Defense |
| 6,069 | Mar 3, 2012 | Atlanta Hawks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 97–90 | Title change |
| 6,145 | Dec 19, 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 100–92 | Defense |
| 7,039 | Nov 22, 2021 | Atlanta Hawks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 113–101 | Defense |
| 7,130 | Dec 5, 2022 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 121–114 | Title change |
| 7,425 | Oct 25, 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 117–100 | Defense |