The NBA Belt · rivalry
Charlotte Hornets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
16Belt meetings
3Hornets wins
13Cavaliers wins
6Title changes
Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 28, 1988 to January 5, 2025. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 13–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,796 | Dec 28, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 122–98 | Defense |
| 4,132 | Mar 27, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 121–115 | Defense |
| 4,596 | Jan 25, 1997 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 106–73 | Title change |
| 4,731 | Mar 29, 1998 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 97–82 | Defense |
| 4,877 | Feb 9, 2000 | Charlotte Hornets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 103–95 | Defense |
| 4,930 | Dec 5, 2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 71–66 | Title change |
| 4,939 | Dec 26, 2000 | Charlotte Hornets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 115–110 | Defense |
| 5,654 | Jan 11, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Bobcats 113–106 | Title change |
| 6,357 | Jan 23, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 129–90 | Defense |
| 6,555 | Dec 31, 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 121–109 | Defense |
| 6,595 | Mar 24, 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 112–105 | Title change |
| 6,744 | Nov 13, 2018 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 113–89 | Title change |
| 6,763 | Dec 19, 2018 | Charlotte Hornets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–99 | Title change |
| 7,331 | Nov 17, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 128–114 | Defense |
| 7,340 | Dec 7, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 116–102 | Defense |
| 7,351 | Jan 5, 2025 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 115–105 | Defense |