The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets
11Belt meetings
5Nuggets wins
6Rockets wins
4Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Houston Rockets have met 11 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 12, 1978 to November 30, 2022. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 6–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,728 | Jan 12, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 109–106 | Defense |
| 3,702 | Dec 1, 1987 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 106–101 | Title change |
| 3,818 | Feb 17, 1989 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 121–111 | Defense |
| 4,117 | Feb 28, 1992 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 84–81 | Defense |
| 4,269 | Dec 23, 1993 | Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 106–93 | Title change |
| 4,357 | Nov 19, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 109–101 | Defense |
| 5,385 | Apr 16, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 115–87 | Title change |
| 5,674 | Mar 2, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Denver Nuggets 103–89 | Defense |
| 5,867 | Jan 27, 2010 | Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 97–92 | Defense |
| 7,127 | Nov 28, 2022 | Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 129–113 | Title change |
| 7,128 | Nov 30, 2022 | Denver Nuggets beat Houston Rockets 120–100 | Defense |