The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Milwaukee Bucks
14Belt meetings
8Nuggets wins
6Bucks wins
7Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Milwaukee Bucks have met 14 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 19, 1978 to February 8, 2021. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Denver Nuggets lead the belt series 8–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,731 | Jan 19, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 114–109 | Title change |
| 2,771 | Apr 18, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 119–103 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,772 | Apr 21, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 127–111 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,773 | Apr 23, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 143–112 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,774 | Apr 25, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 118–104 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,775 | Apr 28, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 117–112 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,776 | Apr 30, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 119–91 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,777 | May 3, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 116–110 Playoffs | Title change |
| 2,901 | Dec 5, 1979 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–107 | Title change |
| 3,866 | Nov 30, 1989 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–102 | Defense |
| 3,996 | Jan 29, 1991 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 126–122 | Defense |
| 5,159 | Jan 25, 2003 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 88–75 | Defense |
| 6,583 | Mar 1, 2017 | Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 110–98 | Defense |
| 6,950 | Feb 8, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Denver Nuggets 125–112 | Defense |