The NBA Belt · rivalry

Brooklyn Nets vs. Washington Wizards

15Belt meetings

7Nets wins

8Wizards wins

8Title changes

Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards have met 15 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 17, 1978 to November 16, 2018. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Washington Wizards lead the belt series 8–7.

Belt game	Date	Result
2,792	Oct 17, 1978	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 113–109	Defense
2,804	Nov 17, 1978	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 143–94	Title change
2,943	Mar 6, 1980	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 122–96	Title change
3,157	Apr 14, 1982	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 98–94	Title change
3,160	Apr 20, 1982	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 96–83 Playoffs	Title change
3,161	Apr 23, 1982	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 103–92 Playoffs	Defense
3,198	Dec 8, 1982	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 98–95	Defense
3,255	Mar 30, 1983	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 100–97	Defense
4,024	Mar 25, 1991	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 113–106	Defense
4,226	Mar 22, 1993	Washington Bullets beat New Jersey Nets 97–92	Title change
4,294	Feb 18, 1994	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 113–110	Defense
4,295	Feb 20, 1994	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Bullets 122–101	Defense
5,042	Dec 31, 2001	Washington Wizards beat New Jersey Nets 98–76	Title change
5,527	Nov 12, 2006	New Jersey Nets beat Washington Wizards 105–93	Title change
6,746	Nov 16, 2018	Brooklyn Nets beat Washington Wizards 115–104	Title change

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