The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
20Belt meetings
6Rockets wins
14Thunder wins
8Title changes
Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 20 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 23, 1968 to October 21, 2025. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the belt series 14–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,825 | Feb 23, 1968 | Seattle SuperSonics beat San Diego Rockets 127–122 | Title change |
| 2,529 | Dec 3, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 107–101 | Defense |
| 2,715 | Dec 11, 1977 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 116–84 | Defense |
| 2,851 | Mar 4, 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 119–109 | Title change |
| 3,042 | Feb 22, 1981 | Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 111–96 | Defense |
| 3,045 | Feb 27, 1981 | Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 96–92 | Defense |
| 3,110 | Jan 7, 1982 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 116–107 | Defense |
| 3,716 | Jan 6, 1988 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 110–95 | Title change |
| 4,265 | Dec 11, 1993 | Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 82–75 | Title change |
| 4,361 | Nov 26, 1994 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 98–94 | Defense |
| 4,365 | Dec 6, 1994 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 103–90 | Defense |
| 5,119 | Nov 5, 2002 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 104–97 | Defense |
| 5,183 | Mar 18, 2003 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 100–94 | Title change |
| 5,257 | Feb 29, 2004 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Houston Rockets 97–80 | Title change |
| 5,387 | Apr 20, 2005 | Houston Rockets beat Seattle SuperSonics 106–78 | Defense |
| 6,787 | Feb 9, 2019 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Houston Rockets 117–112 | Title change |
| 7,126 | Nov 26, 2022 | Houston Rockets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 118–105 | Title change |
| 7,269 | Feb 25, 2024 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Houston Rockets 123–110 | Defense |
| 7,270 | Feb 27, 2024 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Houston Rockets 112–95 | Defense |
| 7,423 | Oct 21, 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Houston Rockets 125–124 (2OT) | Defense |