The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Detroit Pistons
7Belt meetings
3Nets wins
4Pistons wins
2Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Detroit Pistons have met 7 times with the NBA belt on the line, from April 17, 1982 to January 31, 2006. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Detroit Pistons lead the belt series 4–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,159 | Apr 17, 1982 | New Jersey Nets beat Detroit Pistons 147–132 | Defense |
| 3,214 | Jan 9, 1983 | New Jersey Nets beat Detroit Pistons 110–102 | Defense |
| 3,347 | Mar 9, 1984 | Detroit Pistons beat New Jersey Nets 122–118 | Title change |
| 3,598 | Dec 3, 1986 | Detroit Pistons beat New Jersey Nets 107–106 | Defense |
| 3,711 | Dec 26, 1987 | Detroit Pistons beat New Jersey Nets 110–75 | Defense |
| 5,093 | Apr 16, 2002 | Detroit Pistons beat New Jersey Nets 103–98 | Defense |
| 5,456 | Jan 31, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Detroit Pistons 91–84 | Title change |