The NBA Belt · rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs. Washington Wizards
15Belt meetings
6Pistons wins
9Wizards wins
4Title changes
Detroit Pistons and Washington Wizards have met 15 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 12, 1962 to April 11, 2008. The belt changed hands in 4 of those games. Washington Wizards lead the belt series 9–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,253 | Jan 12, 1962 | Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Packers 102–99 | Title change |
| 1,486 | Nov 4, 1964 | Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 121–108 | Defense |
| 1,528 | Jan 27, 1965 | Detroit Pistons beat Baltimore Bullets 122–108 | Defense |
| 1,595 | Dec 18, 1965 | Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 143–114 | Defense |
| 1,924 | Feb 24, 1969 | Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 123–119 | Defense |
| 2,202 | Mar 12, 1972 | Baltimore Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 102–97 | Defense |
| 2,794 | Oct 21, 1978 | Washington Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 119–99 | Defense |
| 2,942 | Mar 4, 1980 | Washington Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 135–107 | Defense |
| 3,314 | Jan 3, 1984 | Washington Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 103–102 | Title change |
| 3,348 | Mar 10, 1984 | Detroit Pistons beat Washington Bullets 115–100 | Defense |
| 3,420 | Jan 5, 1985 | Detroit Pistons beat Washington Bullets 121–113 | Defense |
| 3,830 | Mar 12, 1989 | Detroit Pistons beat Washington Bullets 110–104 | Defense |
| 4,248 | Nov 9, 1993 | Washington Bullets beat Detroit Pistons 118–112 | Title change |
| 4,856 | Dec 21, 1999 | Washington Wizards beat Detroit Pistons 97–83 | Defense |
| 5,694 | Apr 11, 2008 | Detroit Pistons beat Washington Wizards 102–74 | Title change |