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Denver Nuggets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder

22Belt meetings
9Nuggets wins
13Thunder wins
11Title changes

Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 22 times with the NBA belt on the line, from May 5, 1978 to March 9, 2026. The belt changed hands in 11 of those games. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the belt series 13–9.

Belt gameDateResult
2,778May 5, 1978Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 116–107 PlayoffsDefense
2,779May 7, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 121–111 PlayoffsTitle change
2,780May 10, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 105–91 PlayoffsDefense
2,781May 12, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 100–94 PlayoffsDefense
2,782May 14, 1978Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 123–114 PlayoffsTitle change
2,783May 17, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 123–108 PlayoffsTitle change
2,884Nov 7, 1979Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 113–92Title change
2,933Feb 14, 1980Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 93–84Defense
3,111Jan 9, 1982Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 125–110Defense
3,500Nov 24, 1985Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 110–84Title change
3,617Jan 13, 1987Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 117–109Title change
3,864Nov 24, 1989Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 122–109Defense
3,955Nov 9, 1990Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 135–129Defense
4,913Nov 1, 2000Seattle SuperSonics beat Denver Nuggets 112–99Title change
5,381Apr 9, 2005Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 121–105Defense
5,483Mar 24, 2006Denver Nuggets beat Seattle SuperSonics 117–104Defense
5,868Jan 29, 2010Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 101–84Title change
7,085Mar 2, 2022Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 119–107Title change
7,214Oct 29, 2023Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 128–95Defense
7,380Mar 9, 2025Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 127–103Title change
7,381Mar 10, 2025Denver Nuggets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 140–127Title change
7,488Mar 9, 2026Oklahoma City Thunder beat Denver Nuggets 129–126Defense

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