The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers
10Belt meetings
4Cavaliers wins
6Trail Blazers wins
3Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Portland Trail Blazers have met 10 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 14, 1972 to March 15, 2018. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Portland Trail Blazers lead the belt series 6–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,241 | Nov 14, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–91 | Defense |
| 2,247 | Nov 26, 1972 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 105–102 | Title change |
| 2,566 | Feb 19, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland Trail Blazers 112–94 | Defense |
| 3,740 | Feb 29, 1988 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 107–94 | Defense |
| 3,822 | Feb 24, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland Trail Blazers 128–91 | Defense |
| 3,980 | Dec 29, 1990 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 120–114 | Defense |
| 5,227 | Dec 28, 2003 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland Trail Blazers 86–74 | Title change |
| 6,319 | Nov 4, 2014 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 101–82 | Title change |
| 6,360 | Jan 28, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Portland Trail Blazers 99–94 | Defense |
| 6,695 | Mar 15, 2018 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 113–105 | Defense |