The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New Orleans Pelicans
6Belt meetings
4Cavaliers wins
2Pelicans wins
1Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and New Orleans Pelicans have met 6 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 23, 2002 to January 2, 2017. The belt changed hands in 1 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 4–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,128 | Nov 23, 2002 | New Orleans Hornets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 97–84 | Defense |
| 5,492 | Apr 10, 2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 103–101 | Defense |
| 5,577 | Feb 27, 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets 97–89 | Title change |
| 5,686 | Mar 26, 2008 | New Orleans Hornets beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–99 | Defense |
| 5,891 | Mar 24, 2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans Hornets 105–92 | Defense |
| 6,556 | Jan 2, 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans Pelicans 90–82 | Defense |