The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. Denver Nuggets
9Belt meetings
4Mavericks wins
5Nuggets wins
5Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets have met 9 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 14, 1985 to December 28, 2012. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Denver Nuggets lead the belt series 5–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,509 | Dec 14, 1985 | Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 127–100 | Title change |
| 3,701 | Nov 28, 1987 | Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 106–98 | Title change |
| 3,862 | Nov 21, 1989 | Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 111–95 | Title change |
| 4,271 | Dec 28, 1993 | Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 97–85 | Defense |
| 5,140 | Dec 18, 2002 | Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 80–75 | Defense |
| 5,209 | Nov 22, 2003 | Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 115–101 | Title change |
| 5,978 | Feb 10, 2011 | Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 121–120 | Title change |
| 6,077 | Mar 19, 2012 | Dallas Mavericks beat Denver Nuggets 112–95 | Defense |
| 6,150 | Dec 28, 2012 | Denver Nuggets beat Dallas Mavericks 106–85 | Defense |