The NBA Belt · rivalry
Chicago Bulls vs. Phoenix Suns
18Belt meetings
10Bulls wins
8Suns wins
6Title changes
Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 31, 1968 to February 24, 2017. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Chicago Bulls lead the belt series 10–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,868 | Oct 31, 1968 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 112–103 | Title change |
| 1,882 | Nov 30, 1968 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 100–96 | Defense |
| 1,931 | Mar 6, 1969 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 125–117 | Defense |
| 2,053 | Oct 28, 1970 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 118–105 | Defense |
| 2,057 | Nov 6, 1970 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 105–102 | Title change |
| 2,125 | Mar 12, 1971 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 116–92 | Defense |
| 2,126 | Mar 13, 1971 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 111–99 | Defense |
| 2,260 | Dec 25, 1972 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 115–108 | Defense |
| 2,267 | Jan 5, 1973 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 126–115 | Title change |
| 2,292 | Feb 24, 1973 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 122–100 | Defense |
| 2,341 | Nov 13, 1973 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 116–108 | Title change |
| 2,449 | Jan 17, 1975 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 115–105 | Title change |
| 4,559 | Nov 11, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 97–79 | Defense |
| 4,563 | Nov 20, 1996 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 113–99 | Defense |
| 4,835 | Nov 9, 1999 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 103–80 | Defense |
| 5,660 | Jan 27, 2008 | Phoenix Suns beat Chicago Bulls 88–77 | Defense |
| 5,725 | Nov 7, 2008 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 100–83 | Title change |
| 6,580 | Feb 24, 2017 | Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 128–121 | Defense |