The NBA Belt · rivalry

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns

39Belt meetings

24Lakers wins

15Suns wins

16Title changes

Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns have met 39 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 3, 1968 to April 7, 2023. The belt changed hands in 16 of those games. Los Angeles Lakers lead the belt series 24–15.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,869	Nov 3, 1968	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 127–109	Title change
2,159	Dec 10, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 126–117	Defense
2,163	Dec 18, 1971	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 132–106	Defense
2,178	Jan 22, 1972	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–102	Defense
2,179	Jan 25, 1972	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 129–119	Title change
2,259	Dec 22, 1972	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 118–110	Defense
2,280	Feb 1, 1973	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 120–106	Defense
2,343	Nov 17, 1973	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 130–110	Title change
2,378	Feb 1, 1974	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 121–110	Defense
2,379	Feb 2, 1974	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 119–112	Title change
2,535	Dec 13, 1975	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–108	Title change
2,894	Nov 23, 1979	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 126–112	Defense
2,913	Dec 30, 1979	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 113–105	Title change
2,980	Oct 17, 1980	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 116–109	Defense
3,016	Dec 27, 1980	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 116–106	Defense
3,105	Dec 25, 1981	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 104–101	Title change
3,467	Apr 18, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 142–114 Playoffs	Defense
3,468	Apr 20, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 147–130 Playoffs	Defense
3,469	Apr 23, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 119–103 Playoffs	Defense
3,488	Oct 31, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 144–107	Defense
3,507	Dec 12, 1985	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 127–102	Defense
3,785	Dec 7, 1988	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 125–111	Title change
3,812	Feb 1, 1989	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–97	Defense
3,965	Dec 1, 1990	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 108–98	Defense
4,234	Apr 6, 1993	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–114	Defense
4,737	Apr 10, 1998	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 114–105	Title change
4,899	Mar 24, 2000	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 109–101	Title change
4,904	Apr 4, 2000	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 84–83	Defense
5,016	Nov 2, 2001	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 117–94	Defense
5,021	Nov 16, 2001	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 95–83	Title change
5,929	Oct 29, 2010	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 114–106	Defense
6,191	Mar 18, 2013	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–76	Title change
7,001	May 23, 2021	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 99–90 Playoffs	Title change
7,002	May 25, 2021	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 109–102 Playoffs	Title change
7,003	May 27, 2021	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 109–95 Playoffs	Defense
7,004	May 30, 2021	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 100–92 Playoffs	Title change
7,005	Jun 1, 2021	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 115–85 Playoffs	Defense
7,006	Jun 3, 2021	Phoenix Suns beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–100 Playoffs	Defense
7,188	Apr 7, 2023	Los Angeles Lakers beat Phoenix Suns 121–107	Title change

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