The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. San Antonio Spurs
16Belt meetings
6Cavaliers wins
10Spurs wins
6Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 2, 1989 to January 14, 2016. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. San Antonio Spurs lead the belt series 10–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,824 | Mar 2, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 112–84 | Defense |
| 4,404 | Feb 28, 1995 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–83 | Defense |
| 4,936 | Dec 20, 2000 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 94–77 | Title change |
| 5,414 | Nov 4, 2005 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 102–76 | Defense |
| 5,464 | Feb 13, 2006 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 101–87 | Title change |
| 5,552 | Jan 2, 2007 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 82–78 | Title change |
| 5,617 | Jun 7, 2007 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 85–76 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,618 | Jun 10, 2007 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 103–92 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,619 | Jun 12, 2007 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 75–72 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,620 | Jun 14, 2007 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 83–82 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,656 | Jan 17, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 90–88 | Defense |
| 5,884 | Mar 8, 2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 97–95 | Title change |
| 5,892 | Mar 26, 2010 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 102–97 | Title change |
| 6,242 | Nov 23, 2013 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 126–96 | Defense |
| 6,379 | Mar 12, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat San Antonio Spurs 128–125 | Title change |
| 6,459 | Jan 14, 2016 | San Antonio Spurs beat Cleveland Cavaliers 99–95 | Defense |