The NBA Belt · rivalry
Denver Nuggets vs. Utah Jazz
18Belt meetings
7Nuggets wins
11Jazz wins
6Title changes
Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 10, 1978 to October 30, 2023. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Utah Jazz lead the belt series 11–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,727 | Jan 10, 1978 | Denver Nuggets beat New Orleans Jazz 115–110 | Defense |
| 2,885 | Nov 8, 1979 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 96–92 | Defense |
| 2,902 | Dec 8, 1979 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 119–103 | Title change |
| 3,456 | Mar 26, 1985 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 104–89 | Title change |
| 3,748 | Mar 18, 1988 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 118–111 | Title change |
| 3,971 | Dec 13, 1990 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 141–126 | Defense |
| 3,995 | Jan 26, 1991 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 120–115 | Title change |
| 4,392 | Feb 1, 1995 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 129–88 | Defense |
| 4,567 | Nov 27, 1996 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 107–103 | Defense |
| 4,573 | Dec 7, 1996 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 104–91 | Defense |
| 4,623 | Mar 23, 1997 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 120–103 | Defense |
| 4,923 | Nov 22, 2000 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 116–78 | Title change |
| 5,779 | Mar 6, 2009 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 97–91 | Defense |
| 5,987 | Mar 3, 2011 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 103–101 | Defense |
| 6,135 | Nov 26, 2012 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 105–103 | Title change |
| 6,253 | Dec 13, 2013 | Utah Jazz beat Denver Nuggets 103–93 | Defense |
| 6,332 | Dec 1, 2014 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 103–101 | Defense |
| 7,215 | Oct 30, 2023 | Denver Nuggets beat Utah Jazz 110–102 | Defense |