The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. Portland Trail Blazers
12Belt meetings
5Mavericks wins
7Trail Blazers wins
7Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers have met 12 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 24, 1980 to November 6, 2014. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Portland Trail Blazers lead the belt series 7–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,983 | Oct 24, 1980 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 120–105 | Defense |
| 3,743 | Mar 8, 1988 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 112–110 | Defense |
| 3,752 | Mar 25, 1988 | Dallas Mavericks beat Portland Trail Blazers 106–101 | Defense |
| 3,815 | Feb 7, 1989 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 134–125 | Title change |
| 3,878 | Dec 29, 1989 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 144–140 | Title change |
| 4,189 | Dec 30, 1992 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 111–92 | Defense |
| 4,397 | Feb 14, 1995 | Dallas Mavericks beat Portland Trail Blazers 95–90 | Title change |
| 4,976 | Mar 20, 2001 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 96–88 | Title change |
| 4,979 | Mar 28, 2001 | Dallas Mavericks beat Portland Trail Blazers 94–84 | Title change |
| 5,593 | Apr 7, 2007 | Dallas Mavericks beat Portland Trail Blazers 86–74 | Title change |
| 6,250 | Dec 7, 2013 | Dallas Mavericks beat Portland Trail Blazers 108–106 | Title change |
| 6,320 | Nov 6, 2014 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Dallas Mavericks 108–87 | Defense |