The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Miami Heat
14Belt meetings
7Cavaliers wins
7Heat wins
8Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat have met 14 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 23, 1993 to November 12, 2025. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. The belt series is level at 7–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4,212 | Feb 23, 1993 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 102–100 | Title change |
| 4,500 | Feb 19, 1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 73–70 | Defense |
| 4,704 | Feb 10, 1998 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 91–81 | Defense |
| 5,244 | Jan 28, 2004 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 94–93 | Title change |
| 5,458 | Feb 2, 2006 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 101–73 | Title change |
| 5,657 | Jan 21, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 97–90 | Defense |
| 6,381 | Mar 16, 2015 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–92 | Title change |
| 6,646 | Nov 28, 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 108–97 | Title change |
| 6,990 | May 1, 2021 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 124–107 | Defense |
| 7,050 | Dec 13, 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 105–94 | Defense |
| 7,158 | Jan 31, 2023 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–97 | Title change |
| 7,341 | Dec 8, 2024 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 122–113 | Title change |
| 7,433 | Nov 10, 2025 | Miami Heat beat Cleveland Cavaliers 140–138 (OT) | Defense |
| 7,434 | Nov 12, 2025 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Miami Heat 130–116 | Title change |