The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. San Antonio Spurs
19Belt meetings
8Nuggets wins
11Spurs wins
6Title changes
Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs have met 19 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 2, 1977 to February 10, 2020. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. San Antonio Spurs lead the belt series 11–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,644 | Jan 2, 1977 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 145–120 | Title change |
| 2,703 | Nov 18, 1977 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 105–94 | Title change |
| 2,725 | Jan 4, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 119–114 | Defense |
| 3,128 | Feb 19, 1982 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 126–121 | Defense |
| 3,461 | Apr 5, 1985 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 118–109 | Title change |
| 4,198 | Jan 19, 1993 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 121–110 | Defense |
| 4,475 | Dec 21, 1995 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 114–96 | Defense |
| 4,689 | Jan 7, 1998 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 96–89 | Defense |
| 5,074 | Mar 11, 2002 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 93–78 | Defense |
| 5,170 | Feb 18, 2003 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 101–76 | Defense |
| 5,281 | Apr 14, 2004 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 93–67 | Defense |
| 5,376 | Apr 1, 2005 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 102–84 | Title change |
| 5,413 | Nov 1, 2005 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 102–91 | Defense |
| 5,482 | Mar 22, 2006 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 104–92 | Title change |
| 6,376 | Mar 6, 2015 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 120–111 | Defense |
| 6,391 | Apr 3, 2015 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 123–93 | Defense |
| 6,795 | Mar 4, 2019 | San Antonio Spurs beat Denver Nuggets 104–103 | Defense |
| 6,809 | Apr 3, 2019 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 113–85 | Title change |
| 6,889 | Feb 10, 2020 | Denver Nuggets beat San Antonio Spurs 127–120 | Defense |