The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Milwaukee Bucks
19Belt meetings
8Cavaliers wins
11Bucks wins
7Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Milwaukee Bucks have met 19 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 14, 1975 to December 18, 2021. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Milwaukee Bucks lead the belt series 11–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,467 | Feb 14, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 112–105 | Title change |
| 2,553 | Jan 24, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 132–89 | Defense |
| 2,563 | Feb 13, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 101–96 | Title change |
| 2,584 | Mar 27, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–99 | Title change |
| 2,816 | Dec 15, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 110–106 | Defense |
| 3,194 | Nov 30, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 88–78 | Title change |
| 3,356 | Mar 28, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 130–98 | Defense |
| 3,409 | Dec 11, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 120–106 | Defense |
| 3,663 | Apr 11, 1987 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 121–93 | Defense |
| 4,838 | Nov 13, 1999 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 117–112 | Title change |
| 4,860 | Dec 30, 1999 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 91–90 | Title change |
| 5,245 | Jan 30, 2004 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 101–95 | Title change |
| 5,554 | Jan 5, 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 95–86 | Defense |
| 5,630 | Nov 20, 2007 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 111–107 | Defense |
| 5,727 | Nov 11, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 99–93 | Defense |
| 6,804 | Mar 24, 2019 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 127–105 | Defense |
| 6,948 | Feb 5, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 123–105 | Defense |
| 6,949 | Feb 6, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Cleveland Cavaliers 124–99 | Defense |
| 7,052 | Dec 18, 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Milwaukee Bucks 119–90 | Defense |