The NBA Belt · rivalry
Boston Celtics vs. Denver Nuggets
11Belt meetings
7Celtics wins
4Nuggets wins
6Title changes
Boston Celtics and Denver Nuggets have met 11 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 27, 1977 to November 11, 2022. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 7–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,670 | Feb 27, 1977 | Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 121–100 | Title change |
| 4,850 | Dec 8, 1999 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 115–90 | Title change |
| 5,030 | Dec 5, 2001 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 95–80 | Defense |
| 5,216 | Dec 7, 2003 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 116–111 | Title change |
| 5,324 | Dec 15, 2004 | Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 100–99 | Title change |
| 5,669 | Feb 19, 2008 | Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 124–118 | Title change |
| 5,948 | Dec 8, 2010 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 105–89 | Defense |
| 5,982 | Feb 24, 2011 | Denver Nuggets beat Boston Celtics 89–75 | Defense |
| 6,172 | Feb 10, 2013 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 118–114 | Defense |
| 6,857 | Dec 6, 2019 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 108–95 | Defense |
| 7,118 | Nov 11, 2022 | Boston Celtics beat Denver Nuggets 131–112 | Title change |