The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Houston Rockets
7Belt meetings
1Nets wins
6Rockets wins
2Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Houston Rockets have met 7 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 21, 1977 to April 1, 2014. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 6–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,718 | Dec 21, 1977 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 103–93 | Title change |
| 2,944 | Mar 7, 1980 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 111–110 | Title change |
| 3,631 | Feb 12, 1987 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 121–99 | Defense |
| 4,349 | Nov 4, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 90–86 | Defense |
| 4,354 | Nov 12, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 100–84 | Defense |
| 5,678 | Mar 10, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat New Jersey Nets 91–73 | Defense |
| 6,308 | Apr 1, 2014 | Brooklyn Nets beat Houston Rockets 105–96 | Defense |