The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Phoenix Suns
7Belt meetings
2Cavaliers wins
5Suns wins
3Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns have met 7 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 14, 1971 to January 25, 2008. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Phoenix Suns lead the belt series 5–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,146 | Nov 14, 1971 | Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 119–105 | Defense |
| 2,175 | Jan 14, 1972 | Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 117–107 | Defense |
| 2,538 | Dec 19, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Phoenix Suns 128–124 | Title change |
| 4,214 | Feb 28, 1993 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Phoenix Suns 101–94 | Defense |
| 5,557 | Jan 11, 2007 | Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 109–90 | Title change |
| 5,566 | Jan 28, 2007 | Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 115–100 | Defense |
| 5,659 | Jan 25, 2008 | Phoenix Suns beat Cleveland Cavaliers 110–108 | Title change |