The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Utah Jazz
12Belt meetings
8Cavaliers wins
4Jazz wins
3Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Utah Jazz have met 12 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 11, 1975 to December 23, 2024. The belt changed hands in 3 of those games. Cleveland Cavaliers lead the belt series 8–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,464 | Feb 11, 1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans Jazz 100–86 | Defense |
| 2,586 | Mar 31, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat New Orleans Jazz 110–101 | Defense |
| 3,492 | Nov 9, 1985 | Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 121–114 | Title change |
| 3,725 | Jan 25, 1988 | Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 119–96 | Title change |
| 3,792 | Dec 20, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 110–94 | Defense |
| 4,386 | Jan 20, 1995 | Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 94–84 | Defense |
| 4,580 | Dec 22, 1996 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 100–94 | Defense |
| 4,935 | Dec 16, 2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 99–92 | Defense |
| 5,729 | Nov 15, 2008 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 105–93 | Defense |
| 6,356 | Jan 21, 2015 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 106–92 | Defense |
| 6,973 | Mar 29, 2021 | Utah Jazz beat Cleveland Cavaliers 114–75 | Defense |
| 7,346 | Dec 23, 2024 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Utah Jazz 124–113 | Title change |