The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
17Belt meetings
8Cavaliers wins
976ers wins
4Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers have met 17 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 12, 1975 to November 13, 2024. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Philadelphia 76ers lead the belt series 9–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,465 | Feb 12, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 105–102 | Defense |
| 2,483 | Mar 15, 1975 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 96–88 | Title change |
| 2,814 | Dec 9, 1978 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 115–107 | Title change |
| 3,091 | Nov 20, 1981 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 99–94 | Defense |
| 3,219 | Jan 18, 1983 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 98–90 | Title change |
| 3,888 | Jan 23, 1990 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 103–88 | Defense |
| 4,499 | Feb 17, 1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 97–82 | Defense |
| 4,944 | Jan 6, 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 107–103 | Defense |
| 5,025 | Nov 23, 2001 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 79–68 | Defense |
| 5,131 | Nov 29, 2002 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–99 | Defense |
| 5,467 | Feb 22, 2006 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 116–107 | Title change |
| 5,885 | Mar 12, 2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 100–95 | Defense |
| 6,286 | Feb 18, 2014 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–85 | Defense |
| 6,363 | Feb 2, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 97–84 | Defense |
| 6,527 | Nov 5, 2016 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 102–101 | Defense |
| 7,175 | Mar 15, 2023 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 118–109 | Defense |
| 7,329 | Nov 13, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–106 | Defense |