The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Miami Heat
26Belt meetings
7Nets wins
19Heat wins
8Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat have met 26 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 27, 1989 to December 1, 2019. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Miami Heat lead the belt series 19–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,838 | Mar 27, 1989 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 100–79 | Defense |
| 3,853 | Nov 3, 1989 | New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 110–90 | Title change |
| 3,855 | Nov 7, 1989 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 83–77 | Title change |
| 4,296 | Feb 22, 1994 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 123–97 | Title change |
| 4,458 | Nov 10, 1995 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 106–80 | Defense |
| 4,505 | Feb 27, 1996 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 93–90 | Defense |
| 4,531 | Apr 15, 1996 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 110–90 | Defense |
| 4,585 | Jan 2, 1997 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 101–91 | Defense |
| 4,714 | Feb 28, 1998 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 95–93 | Defense |
| 4,715 | Mar 1, 1998 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 85–84 | Defense |
| 5,034 | Dec 14, 2001 | New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 95–86 | Defense |
| 5,366 | Mar 12, 2005 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 90–65 | Defense |
| 5,459 | Feb 4, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 105–92 | Title change |
| 5,488 | Apr 2, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 90–78 | Defense |
| 5,503 | May 8, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Miami Heat 100–88 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,504 | May 10, 2006 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 111–89 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,505 | May 12, 2006 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 103–92 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,506 | May 14, 2006 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 102–92 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,507 | May 16, 2006 | Miami Heat beat New Jersey Nets 106–105 Playoffs | Defense |
| 6,268 | Jan 10, 2014 | Brooklyn Nets beat Miami Heat 104–95 | Defense |
| 6,349 | Jan 4, 2015 | Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets 88–84 | Title change |
| 6,450 | Dec 28, 2015 | Brooklyn Nets beat Miami Heat 111–105 | Title change |
| 6,567 | Jan 25, 2017 | Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets 109–106 | Defense |
| 6,570 | Jan 30, 2017 | Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets 104–96 | Defense |
| 6,575 | Feb 10, 2017 | Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets 108–99 | Defense |
| 6,854 | Dec 1, 2019 | Miami Heat beat Brooklyn Nets 109–106 | Title change |