The NBA Belt · rivalry
Boston Celtics vs. Phoenix Suns
17Belt meetings
11Celtics wins
6Suns wins
7Title changes
Boston Celtics and Phoenix Suns have met 17 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 10, 1970 to January 9, 2013. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 11–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,015 | Feb 10, 1970 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 122–117 | Title change |
| 2,145 | Nov 12, 1971 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 128–119 | Title change |
| 2,608 | May 23, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 98–87 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,609 | May 27, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 105–90 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,610 | May 30, 1976 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 105–98 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,611 | Jun 2, 1976 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 109–107 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,612 | Jun 4, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 128–126 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,613 | Jun 6, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 87–80 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,635 | Dec 10, 1976 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 107–103 | Defense |
| 2,669 | Feb 26, 1977 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 108–104 | Defense |
| 3,017 | Dec 30, 1980 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 116–97 | Title change |
| 3,722 | Jan 20, 1988 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 131–115 | Defense |
| 4,232 | Apr 2, 1993 | Phoenix Suns beat Boston Celtics 118–114 | Title change |
| 4,285 | Jan 30, 1994 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 106–94 | Defense |
| 5,031 | Dec 7, 2001 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 109–102 | Defense |
| 5,360 | Feb 27, 2005 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 120–113 | Title change |
| 6,157 | Jan 9, 2013 | Boston Celtics beat Phoenix Suns 87–79 | Defense |