The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Los Angeles Lakers
16Belt meetings
6Cavaliers wins
10Lakers wins
5Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Los Angeles Lakers have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 5, 1972 to December 31, 2024. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 10–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,171 | Jan 5, 1972 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 113–103 | Defense |
| 2,296 | Mar 4, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 127–84 | Defense |
| 2,344 | Nov 18, 1973 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 102–100 | Defense |
| 2,482 | Mar 13, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 104–85 | Title change |
| 2,539 | Dec 21, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–98 | Defense |
| 2,841 | Feb 9, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–103 | Defense |
| 2,887 | Nov 11, 1979 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 140–126 | Defense |
| 3,132 | Feb 28, 1982 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 102–101 | Defense |
| 3,490 | Nov 5, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 129–111 | Title change |
| 3,975 | Dec 19, 1990 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 84–74 | Title change |
| 4,213 | Feb 26, 1993 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–102 | Defense |
| 4,734 | Apr 3, 1998 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–93 | Title change |
| 4,883 | Feb 23, 2000 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 116–98 | Defense |
| 5,768 | Feb 8, 2009 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 101–91 | Defense |
| 7,096 | Mar 21, 2022 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 131–120 | Title change |
| 7,349 | Dec 31, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Los Angeles Lakers 122–110 | Defense |