The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Phoenix Suns
8Belt meetings
4Nets wins
4Suns wins
3Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 28, 1979 to February 1, 2022. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. The belt series is level at 4–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,837 | Jan 28, 1979 | New Jersey Nets beat Phoenix Suns 117–114 | Defense |
| 3,212 | Jan 6, 1983 | New Jersey Nets beat Phoenix Suns 94–93 | Defense |
| 4,836 | Nov 10, 1999 | Phoenix Suns beat New Jersey Nets 104–89 | Defense |
| 5,425 | Nov 25, 2005 | Phoenix Suns beat New Jersey Nets 92–81 | Defense |
| 5,485 | Mar 27, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Phoenix Suns 110–72 | Title change |
| 5,895 | Mar 31, 2010 | Phoenix Suns beat New Jersey Nets 116–105 | Title change |
| 6,954 | Feb 16, 2021 | Brooklyn Nets beat Phoenix Suns 128–124 | Title change |
| 7,073 | Feb 1, 2022 | Phoenix Suns beat Brooklyn Nets 121–111 | Defense |