The NBA Belt · rivalry
Boston Celtics vs. San Antonio Spurs
14Belt meetings
8Celtics wins
6Spurs wins
2Title changes
Boston Celtics and San Antonio Spurs have met 14 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 30, 1976 to January 8, 2020. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Boston Celtics lead the belt series 8–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,617 | Oct 30, 1976 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 126–117 | Defense |
| 3,143 | Mar 19, 1982 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 134–110 | Defense |
| 3,297 | Nov 30, 1983 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 130–106 | Defense |
| 3,442 | Feb 27, 1985 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 111–102 | Defense |
| 3,547 | Mar 13, 1986 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 135–119 | Defense |
| 4,108 | Feb 11, 1992 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 100–84 | Title change |
| 4,683 | Dec 26, 1997 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 101–86 | Defense |
| 5,077 | Mar 16, 2002 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 111–104 | Defense |
| 5,666 | Feb 10, 2008 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 98–90 | Title change |
| 5,842 | Dec 3, 2009 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 90–83 | Defense |
| 5,893 | Mar 28, 2010 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 94–73 | Defense |
| 6,240 | Nov 20, 2013 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 104–93 | Defense |
| 6,843 | Nov 9, 2019 | Boston Celtics beat San Antonio Spurs 135–115 | Defense |
| 6,872 | Jan 8, 2020 | San Antonio Spurs beat Boston Celtics 129–114 | Defense |