The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Sacramento Kings
9Belt meetings
8Cavaliers wins
1Kings wins
2Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Sacramento Kings have met 9 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 12, 1972 to December 11, 2021. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 8–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,255 | Dec 12, 1972 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–99 | Defense |
| 2,463 | Feb 8, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 92–91 | Title change |
| 2,631 | Dec 1, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kansas City Kings 98–91 | Defense |
| 3,193 | Nov 28, 1982 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Kansas City Kings 118–110 | Title change |
| 3,491 | Nov 7, 1985 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Sacramento Kings 95–94 | Defense |
| 5,556 | Jan 9, 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Sacramento Kings 108–98 | Defense |
| 6,361 | Jan 30, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Sacramento Kings 101–90 | Defense |
| 6,650 | Dec 6, 2017 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Sacramento Kings 101–95 | Defense |
| 7,049 | Dec 11, 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Sacramento Kings 117–103 | Defense |