The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
15Belt meetings
8Mavericks wins
7Thunder wins
6Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 15 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 6, 1982 to October 27, 2025. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Dallas Mavericks lead the belt series 8–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,109 | Jan 6, 1982 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Dallas Mavericks 107–100 | Defense |
| 3,859 | Nov 14, 1989 | Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–109 | Title change |
| 4,179 | Dec 3, 1992 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Dallas Mavericks 125–108 | Defense |
| 4,264 | Dec 9, 1993 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Dallas Mavericks 125–93 | Defense |
| 4,471 | Dec 12, 1995 | Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 112–101 | Title change |
| 5,258 | Mar 2, 2004 | Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 107–96 | Title change |
| 5,321 | Dec 9, 2004 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Dallas Mavericks 107–102 | Defense |
| 5,354 | Feb 13, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat Seattle SuperSonics 95–92 | Title change |
| 5,874 | Feb 16, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas Mavericks 99–86 | Defense |
| 6,663 | Dec 31, 2017 | Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 116–113 | Defense |
| 6,961 | Mar 3, 2021 | Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 87–78 | Defense |
| 6,963 | Mar 11, 2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas Mavericks 116–108 | Title change |
| 7,065 | Jan 17, 2022 | Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 104–102 | Defense |
| 7,357 | Jan 17, 2025 | Dallas Mavericks beat Oklahoma City Thunder 106–98 | Title change |
| 7,426 | Oct 27, 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Dallas Mavericks 101–94 | Defense |