The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. Phoenix Suns
27Belt meetings
14Rockets wins
13Suns wins
15Title changes
Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns have met 27 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 26, 1972 to January 5, 2026. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 14–13.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,261 | Dec 26, 1972 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 113–110 | Title change |
| 2,477 | Mar 2, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 110–104 | Defense |
| 2,479 | Mar 8, 1975 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 112–107 | Defense |
| 2,532 | Dec 10, 1975 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 105–91 | Title change |
| 2,634 | Dec 8, 1976 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 116–95 | Title change |
| 3,782 | Dec 2, 1988 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 110–95 | Title change |
| 3,847 | Apr 13, 1989 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 119–111 | Defense |
| 3,851 | Apr 21, 1989 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 112–101 | Title change |
| 4,119 | Mar 3, 1992 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 112–107 | Title change |
| 4,394 | Feb 5, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 124–100 | Defense |
| 4,437 | May 9, 1995 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 130–108 Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,438 | May 11, 1995 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 118–94 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,439 | May 13, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 118–85 Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,440 | May 14, 1995 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 114–110 Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,441 | May 16, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 103–97 Playoffs | Title change |
| 4,442 | May 18, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 116–103 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,443 | May 20, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 115–114 Playoffs | Defense |
| 4,455 | Nov 5, 1995 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 106–104 | Defense |
| 4,664 | Nov 16, 1997 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 96–94 | Defense |
| 5,182 | Mar 16, 2003 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 85–75 | Title change |
| 5,265 | Mar 15, 2004 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 99–97 | Title change |
| 5,424 | Nov 23, 2005 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 100–88 | Defense |
| 5,560 | Jan 17, 2007 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 100–91 | Defense |
| 5,598 | Apr 16, 2007 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 120–117 | Title change |
| 6,703 | Mar 30, 2018 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 104–103 | Defense |
| 6,887 | Feb 7, 2020 | Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 127–91 | Title change |
| 7,461 | Jan 5, 2026 | Houston Rockets beat Phoenix Suns 100–97 | Title change |