The NBA Belt · rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs. Denver Nuggets
11Belt meetings
8Bulls wins
3Nuggets wins
4Title changes
Chicago Bulls and Denver Nuggets have met 11 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 8, 1978 to December 6, 2021. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Chicago Bulls lead the belt series 8–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,726 | Jan 8, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Chicago Bulls 109–104 | Defense |
| 3,868 | Dec 5, 1989 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 119–99 | Title change |
| 4,020 | Mar 18, 1991 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 121–108 | Defense |
| 4,071 | Nov 23, 1991 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 107–100 | Defense |
| 4,514 | Mar 15, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 108–87 | Title change |
| 4,564 | Nov 21, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 110–92 | Defense |
| 4,605 | Feb 18, 1997 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 134–123 | Defense |
| 5,670 | Feb 22, 2008 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 135–121 | Title change |
| 6,329 | Nov 25, 2014 | Denver Nuggets beat Chicago Bulls 114–109 | Defense |
| 6,582 | Feb 28, 2017 | Denver Nuggets beat Chicago Bulls 125–107 | Title change |
| 7,046 | Dec 6, 2021 | Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 109–97 | Defense |