The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. Los Angeles Lakers
11Belt meetings
3Mavericks wins
8Lakers wins
4Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers have met 11 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 29, 1985 to December 12, 2023. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 8–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,487 | Oct 29, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 133–115 | Defense |
| 3,506 | Dec 8, 1985 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 125–119 | Defense |
| 3,697 | Nov 20, 1987 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 119–116 | Defense |
| 3,807 | Jan 20, 1989 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 115–99 | Defense |
| 4,005 | Feb 21, 1991 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 106–92 | Defense |
| 4,980 | Mar 30, 2001 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 98–89 | Title change |
| 5,581 | Mar 11, 2007 | Dallas Mavericks beat Los Angeles Lakers 108–72 | Defense |
| 5,824 | Oct 30, 2009 | Dallas Mavericks beat Los Angeles Lakers 94–80 | Title change |
| 6,078 | Mar 21, 2012 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 109–93 | Title change |
| 6,199 | Apr 2, 2013 | Los Angeles Lakers beat Dallas Mavericks 101–81 | Defense |
| 7,235 | Dec 12, 2023 | Dallas Mavericks beat Los Angeles Lakers 127–125 | Title change |