The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Detroit Pistons
6Belt meetings
1Nuggets wins
5Pistons wins
2Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Detroit Pistons have met 6 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 4, 1977 to November 16, 2002. The belt changed hands in 2 of those games. Detroit Pistons lead the belt series 5–1.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,660 | Feb 4, 1977 | Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 124–111 | Title change |
| 2,671 | Mar 1, 1977 | Denver Nuggets beat Detroit Pistons 110–94 | Defense |
| 2,691 | Oct 22, 1977 | Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 126–106 | Title change |
| 3,827 | Mar 6, 1989 | Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 129–112 | Defense |
| 3,871 | Dec 12, 1989 | Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 121–108 | Defense |
| 5,125 | Nov 16, 2002 | Detroit Pistons beat Denver Nuggets 74–53 | Defense |