The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
17Belt meetings
6Nets wins
11Cavaliers wins
7Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Cleveland Cavaliers have met 17 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 16, 1977 to November 9, 2024. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 11–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,717 | Dec 16, 1977 | New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 116–106 | Title change |
| 3,821 | Feb 22, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 130–111 | Defense |
| 3,976 | Dec 21, 1990 | New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–103 | Title change |
| 4,290 | Feb 8, 1994 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 112–104 | Defense |
| 4,291 | Feb 9, 1994 | New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–95 | Title change |
| 4,578 | Dec 18, 1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 99–81 | Defense |
| 4,597 | Jan 28, 1997 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 84–62 | Defense |
| 5,441 | Dec 27, 2005 | New Jersey Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 96–91 | Title change |
| 5,457 | Feb 1, 2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 91–85 | Title change |
| 5,491 | Apr 8, 2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 108–102 | Title change |
| 5,555 | Jan 6, 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 96–91 | Defense |
| 5,730 | Nov 18, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 106–82 | Defense |
| 5,788 | Mar 22, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 96–88 | Defense |
| 5,789 | Mar 25, 2009 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Jersey Nets 98–87 | Defense |
| 6,306 | Mar 28, 2014 | Brooklyn Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108–97 | Title change |
| 6,851 | Nov 25, 2019 | Brooklyn Nets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108–106 | Defense |
| 7,327 | Nov 9, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Brooklyn Nets 105–100 | Defense |