The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Denver Nuggets
6Belt meetings
5Cavaliers wins
1Nuggets wins
2Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Denver Nuggets have met 6 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 30, 1976 to December 27, 2024. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 5–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,630 | Nov 30, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 99–93 | Title change |
| 2,730 | Jan 17, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 104–89 | Defense |
| 5,728 | Nov 13, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 110–99 | Defense |
| 7,094 | Mar 18, 2022 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 119–116 | Title change |
| 7,339 | Dec 5, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 126–114 | Defense |
| 7,347 | Dec 27, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Denver Nuggets 149–135 | Defense |