The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
24Belt meetings
12Nuggets wins
12Trail Blazers wins
10Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers have met 24 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 16, 1983 to March 23, 2024. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. The belt series is level at 12–12.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,305 | Dec 16, 1983 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 119–115 | Defense |
| 3,458 | Mar 30, 1985 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 129–117 | Defense |
| 3,623 | Jan 26, 1987 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 145–141 | Defense |
| 3,747 | Mar 17, 1988 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–115 | Title change |
| 3,867 | Dec 2, 1989 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 146–113 | Defense |
| 4,912 | Apr 19, 2000 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 96–95 | Title change |
| 5,377 | Apr 2, 2005 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 103–97 | Defense |
| 5,852 | Dec 25, 2009 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 107–96 | Defense |
| 5,983 | Feb 25, 2011 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 107–106 | Title change |
| 6,333 | Dec 2, 2014 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 105–103 | Title change |
| 6,775 | Jan 13, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–113 | Title change |
| 6,810 | Apr 5, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 119–110 | Defense |
| 6,811 | Apr 7, 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 115–108 | Title change |
| 6,819 | Apr 29, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 121–113 Playoffs | Title change |
| 6,820 | May 1, 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 97–90 Playoffs | Title change |
| 6,821 | May 3, 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 140–137 Playoffs | Defense |
| 6,822 | May 5, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 116–112 Playoffs | Title change |
| 6,823 | May 7, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 124–98 Playoffs | Defense |
| 6,824 | May 9, 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 119–108 Playoffs | Title change |
| 6,825 | May 12, 2019 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 100–96 Playoffs | Defense |
| 6,904 | Aug 6, 2020 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 125–115 | Defense |
| 7,084 | Feb 27, 2022 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 124–92 | Defense |
| 7,109 | Oct 24, 2022 | Portland Trail Blazers beat Denver Nuggets 135–110 | Defense |
| 7,282 | Mar 23, 2024 | Denver Nuggets beat Portland Trail Blazers 114–111 | Defense |