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Los Angeles Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

20Belt meetings
10Clippers wins
10Suns wins
13Title changes

Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns have met 20 times with the NBA belt on the line, from April 6, 1979 to February 16, 2023. The belt changed hands in 13 of those games. The belt series is level at 10–10.

Belt gameDateResult
2,869Apr 6, 1979Phoenix Suns beat San Diego Clippers 118–117Defense
2,870Apr 7, 1979San Diego Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 120–116Title change
2,991Nov 11, 1980Phoenix Suns beat San Diego Clippers 109–107Title change
3,783Dec 3, 1988Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 114–106Defense
3,845Apr 8, 1989Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 115–97Defense
4,204Feb 2, 1993Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 112–108Title change
4,238Apr 12, 1993Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 111–104Title change
4,620Mar 18, 1997Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 121–111Title change
5,266Mar 16, 2004Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 110–98Title change
5,432Dec 10, 2005Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 101–91Title change
5,478Mar 15, 2006Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 126–95Title change
5,879Feb 26, 2010Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 125–112Defense
6,599Mar 30, 2017Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 124–118Defense
7,011Jun 20, 2021Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 120–114 PlayoffsDefense
7,012Jun 22, 2021Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 104–103 PlayoffsDefense
7,013Jun 24, 2021Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 106–92 PlayoffsTitle change
7,014Jun 26, 2021Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 84–80 PlayoffsTitle change
7,015Jun 28, 2021Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 116–102 PlayoffsTitle change
7,016Jun 30, 2021Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Clippers 130–103 PlayoffsTitle change
7,166Feb 16, 2023Los Angeles Clippers beat Phoenix Suns 116–107Title change

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