The NBA Belt · rivalry
Dallas Mavericks vs. San Antonio Spurs
16Belt meetings
6Mavericks wins
10Spurs wins
6Title changes
Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 11, 1981 to March 10, 2021. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. San Antonio Spurs lead the belt series 10–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,099 | Dec 11, 1981 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 101–99 | Defense |
| 3,753 | Mar 26, 1988 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 131–112 | Defense |
| 3,917 | Mar 29, 1990 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 109–105 | Defense |
| 4,122 | Mar 8, 1992 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 93–81 | Defense |
| 4,472 | Dec 14, 1995 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 126–111 | Title change |
| 5,079 | Mar 21, 2002 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 105–102 | Defense |
| 5,171 | Feb 20, 2003 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 95–87 | Title change |
| 5,415 | Nov 5, 2005 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 103–84 | Title change |
| 5,471 | Mar 2, 2006 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 98–89 | Title change |
| 5,831 | Nov 11, 2009 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 92–83 | Title change |
| 6,076 | Mar 17, 2012 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 106–99 | Title change |
| 6,387 | Mar 27, 2015 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 94–76 | Defense |
| 6,460 | Jan 17, 2016 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 112–83 | Defense |
| 6,736 | Oct 29, 2018 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 113–108 | Defense |
| 6,798 | Mar 12, 2019 | San Antonio Spurs beat Dallas Mavericks 112–105 | Defense |
| 6,962 | Mar 10, 2021 | Dallas Mavericks beat San Antonio Spurs 115–104 | Defense |