The NBA Belt · rivalry
Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers
8Belt meetings
5Hawks wins
3Trail Blazers wins
3Title changes
Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 11, 1977 to February 27, 2011. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 5–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,699 | Nov 11, 1977 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Atlanta Hawks 132–92 | Defense |
| 2,832 | Jan 17, 1979 | Atlanta Hawks beat Portland Trail Blazers 111–110 | Defense |
| 2,855 | Mar 13, 1979 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Atlanta Hawks 103–82 | Title change |
| 2,931 | Feb 12, 1980 | Atlanta Hawks beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–89 | Defense |
| 3,640 | Feb 28, 1987 | Atlanta Hawks beat Portland Trail Blazers 123–102 | Defense |
| 3,739 | Feb 27, 1988 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Atlanta Hawks 123–120 | Title change |
| 5,784 | Mar 15, 2009 | Atlanta Hawks beat Portland Trail Blazers 98–80 | Defense |
| 5,984 | Feb 27, 2011 | Atlanta Hawks beat Portland Trail Blazers 90–83 | Title change |