The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
10Belt meetings
6Cavaliers wins
4Thunder wins
5Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 10 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 21, 1972 to January 16, 2025. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 6–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,245 | Nov 21, 1972 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Seattle SuperSonics 98–88 | Title change |
| 2,552 | Jan 22, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Seattle SuperSonics 109–99 | Defense |
| 2,716 | Dec 13, 1977 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Seattle SuperSonics 116–104 | Title change |
| 3,115 | Jan 19, 1982 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 99–97 | Defense |
| 3,794 | Dec 23, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Seattle SuperSonics 119–107 | Defense |
| 3,801 | Jan 9, 1989 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–103 | Title change |
| 4,215 | Mar 2, 1993 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108–105 | Title change |
| 6,358 | Jan 25, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 108–98 | Defense |
| 7,352 | Jan 8, 2025 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Oklahoma City Thunder 129–122 | Defense |
| 7,356 | Jan 16, 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Cleveland Cavaliers 134–114 | Title change |