The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns
20Belt meetings
4Nuggets wins
16Suns wins
9Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns have met 20 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 24, 1979 to March 7, 2025. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Phoenix Suns lead the belt series 16–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,895 | Nov 24, 1979 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 115–101 | Defense |
| 3,810 | Jan 28, 1989 | Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 142–138 | Title change |
| 3,811 | Jan 30, 1989 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 126–100 | Title change |
| 3,999 | Feb 5, 1991 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 126–103 | Title change |
| 4,236 | Apr 9, 1993 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 98–97 | Defense |
| 4,740 | Apr 15, 1998 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 96–89 | Defense |
| 5,427 | Dec 2, 2005 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 102–97 | Defense |
| 5,484 | Mar 25, 2006 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 107–96 | Title change |
| 5,937 | Nov 15, 2010 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 100–94 | Title change |
| 6,330 | Nov 26, 2014 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 120–112 | Title change |
| 6,331 | Nov 28, 2014 | Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 122–97 | Title change |
| 6,888 | Feb 8, 2020 | Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 117–108 | Title change |
| 7,007 | Jun 7, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 122–105 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,008 | Jun 9, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 123–98 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,009 | Jun 11, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 116–102 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,010 | Jun 13, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 125–118 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,184 | Mar 31, 2023 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 100–93 | Defense |
| 7,187 | Apr 6, 2023 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 119–115 | Defense |
| 7,284 | Mar 27, 2024 | Phoenix Suns beat Denver Nuggets 104–97 | Title change |
| 7,379 | Mar 7, 2025 | Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 149–141 | Defense |