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Detroit Pistons vs. Sacramento Kings

51Belt meetings
21Pistons wins
30Kings wins
24Title changes

Detroit Pistons and Sacramento Kings have met 51 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 15, 1949 to March 30, 2003. The belt changed hands in 24 of those games. Sacramento Kings lead the belt series 30–21.

Belt gameDateResult
167Jan 15, 1949Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 73–62Defense
171Jan 23, 1949Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 81–80Defense
190Mar 6, 1949Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 78–66Defense
257Feb 11, 1950Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 92–84Title change
258Feb 12, 1950Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 76–74Defense
320Jan 13, 1951Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 99–78Title change
477Dec 20, 1952Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 92–89Title change
493Jan 18, 1953Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 90–87Defense
513Feb 24, 1953Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 91–80Title change
539Nov 7, 1953Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 91–76Title change
580Jan 30, 1954Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 95–70Title change
581Jan 31, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 83–69Title change
583Feb 5, 1954Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 89–70Title change
606Mar 11, 1954Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 95–80Defense
612Nov 7, 1954Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 109–84Defense
624Dec 5, 1954Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 97–96Title change
651Jan 23, 1955Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 105–84Defense
660Feb 6, 1955Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 92–75Defense
662Feb 11, 1955Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 91–83Title change
733Jan 22, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 111–93Title change
752Feb 25, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 97–72Title change
791Nov 22, 1956Fort Wayne Pistons beat Rochester Royals 104–102Defense
846Feb 27, 1957Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 90–76Title change
897Jan 7, 1958Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 114–99Defense
905Jan 17, 1958Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 115–94Title change
909Jan 26, 1958Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 107–103Title change
922Feb 21, 1958Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 109–107Defense
933Mar 15, 1958Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 100–83 PlayoffsTitle change
934Mar 16, 1958Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 124–104 PlayoffsDefense
959Nov 26, 1958Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 112–95Title change
1,056Dec 9, 1959Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 129–119Defense
1,254Jan 13, 1962Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 119–112Title change
1,258Jan 22, 1962Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 115–106Defense
1,411Nov 9, 1963Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 118–109Defense
1,435Jan 2, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 112–111Defense
1,457Feb 9, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 135–107Defense
1,458Feb 12, 1964Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 147–121Defense
1,475Mar 10, 1964Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 114–103Title change
1,604Jan 5, 1966Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 117–103Defense
1,605Jan 6, 1966Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 109–97Defense
1,608Jan 16, 1966Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 108–106Defense
1,717Feb 10, 1967Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 133–104Title change
1,718Feb 11, 1967Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 132–117Defense
1,774Nov 25, 1967Detroit Pistons beat Cincinnati Royals 133–123Title change
1,993Dec 29, 1969Cincinnati Royals beat Detroit Pistons 110–103Defense
2,256Dec 15, 1972Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Detroit Pistons 140–132Defense
2,557Jan 30, 1976Detroit Pistons beat Kansas City Kings 101–94Title change
2,661Feb 6, 1977Detroit Pistons beat Kansas City Kings 130–111Defense
3,190Nov 24, 1982Kansas City Kings beat Detroit Pistons 122–112Defense
4,494Feb 3, 1996Sacramento Kings beat Detroit Pistons 94–85Title change
5,189Mar 30, 2003Detroit Pistons beat Sacramento Kings 99–88Title change

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