The NBA Belt · rivalry

Atlanta Hawks vs. Sacramento Kings

43Belt meetings

19Hawks wins

24Kings wins

19Title changes

Atlanta Hawks and Sacramento Kings have met 43 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 18, 1950 to March 17, 2009. The belt changed hands in 19 of those games. Sacramento Kings lead the belt series 24–19.

Belt game	Date	Result
243	Jan 18, 1950	Rochester Royals beat Tri-Cities Blackhawks 70–65	Title change
336	Feb 18, 1951	Tri-Cities Blackhawks beat Rochester Royals 89–83	Defense
482	Dec 31, 1952	Rochester Royals beat Milwaukee Hawks 82–74	Defense
505	Feb 8, 1953	Milwaukee Hawks beat Rochester Royals 85–82	Title change
557	Dec 15, 1953	Rochester Royals beat Milwaukee Hawks 76–64	Defense
605	Mar 10, 1954	Rochester Royals beat Milwaukee Hawks 84–69	Defense
608	Mar 14, 1954	Milwaukee Hawks beat Rochester Royals 91–53	Title change
640	Jan 4, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks beat Rochester Royals 92–80	Defense
656	Jan 31, 1955	Milwaukee Hawks beat Rochester Royals 100–80	Title change
657	Feb 3, 1955	Rochester Royals beat Milwaukee Hawks 88–87	Title change
732	Jan 21, 1956	Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 97–90	Defense
751	Feb 22, 1956	Rochester Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 110–109	Title change
907	Jan 19, 1958	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 108–90	Defense
1,014	Mar 3, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 113–102	Defense
1,054	Dec 6, 1959	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 118–104	Defense
1,055	Dec 8, 1959	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 105–101	Title change
1,090	Feb 10, 1960	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 120–110	Defense
1,100	Feb 24, 1960	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 124–122	Title change
1,158	Jan 1, 1961	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 114–112	Defense
1,164	Jan 10, 1961	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 119–110	Defense
1,221	Nov 12, 1961	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 136–126	Title change
1,255	Jan 14, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 119–114	Defense
1,314	Nov 16, 1962	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 120–111	Defense
1,432	Dec 25, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 113–107	Title change
1,489	Nov 11, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 118–116	Title change
1,490	Nov 13, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 123–106	Defense
1,512	Dec 25, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 130–125	Defense
1,539	Feb 14, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 99–92	Title change
1,540	Feb 16, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 111–103	Defense
1,551	Mar 10, 1965	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 137–113	Defense
1,603	Jan 3, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 130–114	Title change
1,607	Jan 13, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 107–102	Defense
1,719	Feb 12, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 118–115	Title change
1,735	Mar 12, 1967	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 120–119	Title change
1,738	Mar 16, 1967	Cincinnati Royals beat St. Louis Hawks 114–111	Title change
1,813	Feb 3, 1968	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 125–111	Defense
1,814	Feb 4, 1968	St. Louis Hawks beat Cincinnati Royals 106–100	Defense
2,254	Dec 10, 1972	Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Atlanta Hawks 130–115	Title change
3,603	Dec 12, 1986	Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento Kings 130–120	Defense
4,008	Feb 25, 1991	Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento Kings 96–88	Defense
4,482	Jan 9, 1996	Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento Kings 104–88	Title change
5,064	Feb 19, 2002	Sacramento Kings beat Atlanta Hawks 99–79	Title change
5,785	Mar 17, 2009	Atlanta Hawks beat Sacramento Kings 119–97	Defense

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