The NBA Belt · rivalry
Boston Celtics vs. Portland Trail Blazers
8Belt meetings
8Celtics wins
0Trail Blazers wins
2Title changes
Boston Celtics and Portland Trail Blazers have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 6, 1971 to December 1, 2010. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 8–0.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,142 | Nov 6, 1971 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 124–109 | Defense |
| 2,360 | Dec 21, 1973 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 124–120 | Defense |
| 2,922 | Jan 18, 1980 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 111–93 | Defense |
| 3,298 | Dec 2, 1983 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 115–106 | Defense |
| 3,638 | Feb 25, 1987 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 122–116 | Title change |
| 4,961 | Feb 17, 2001 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 85–81 | Title change |
| 5,740 | Dec 5, 2008 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 93–78 | Defense |
| 5,945 | Dec 1, 2010 | Boston Celtics beat Portland Trail Blazers 99–95 | Defense |