The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers
19Belt meetings
9Cavaliers wins
1076ers wins
5Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Philadelphia 76ers have met 19 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 12, 1975 to November 6, 2026. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Philadelphia 76ers lead the belt series 10–9.
| 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 |
| 7,531 | Oct 22, 2026 | Philadelphia 76ers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 114–106 | Defense |
| 7,540 | Nov 6, 2026 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Philadelphia 76ers 119–95 | Title change |