The NBA Belt · rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs. Milwaukee Bucks
27Belt meetings
11Pistons wins
16Bucks wins
9Title changes
Detroit Pistons and Milwaukee Bucks have met 27 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 17, 1969 to April 13, 2025. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. Milwaukee Bucks lead the belt series 16–11.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,902 | Jan 17, 1969 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–108 | Title change |
| 1,904 | Jan 20, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 102–101 | Title change |
| 1,991 | Dec 26, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 114–101 | Defense |
| 2,022 | Feb 24, 1970 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 136–111 | Defense |
| 2,069 | Nov 25, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 113–87 | Defense |
| 2,089 | Jan 9, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 118–100 | Defense |
| 2,122 | Mar 5, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 108–95 | Defense |
| 2,492 | Apr 5, 1975 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 119–106 | Title change |
| 2,624 | Nov 14, 1976 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 104–83 | Defense |
| 2,675 | Mar 8, 1977 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 109–107 | Defense |
| 3,154 | Apr 9, 1982 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 118–100 | Defense |
| 3,349 | Mar 13, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 116–95 | Title change |
| 3,358 | Mar 31, 1984 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 107–105 | Title change |
| 3,361 | Apr 7, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 110–92 | Title change |
| 3,407 | Dec 6, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 114–99 | Title change |
| 3,597 | Nov 28, 1986 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 120–99 | Defense |
| 3,789 | Dec 14, 1988 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 119–110 | Defense |
| 3,833 | Mar 18, 1989 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 117–100 | Title change |
| 3,913 | Mar 20, 1990 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 117–96 | Defense |
| 3,952 | Nov 2, 1990 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–104 | Defense |
| 5,051 | Jan 21, 2002 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 97–79 | Defense |
| 5,094 | Apr 17, 2002 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–89 | Defense |
| 5,453 | Jan 25, 2006 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 106–102 | Defense |
| 6,640 | Nov 15, 2017 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 99–95 | Defense |
| 7,058 | Jan 3, 2022 | Detroit Pistons beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–106 | Title change |
| 7,398 | Apr 11, 2025 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 125–119 | Defense |
| 7,399 | Apr 13, 2025 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit Pistons 140–133 | Defense |