The NBA Belt · rivalry
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Phoenix Suns
29Belt meetings
18Bucks wins
11Suns wins
13Title changes
Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns have met 29 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 21, 1969 to July 20, 2021. The belt changed hands in 13 of those games. Milwaukee Bucks lead the belt series 18–11.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,990 | Dec 21, 1969 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 118–111 | Defense |
| 1,999 | Jan 9, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 120–116 | Defense |
| 2,016 | Feb 11, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 127–120 | Title change |
| 2,059 | Nov 8, 1970 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 125–105 | Title change |
| 2,114 | Feb 21, 1971 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 125–97 | Defense |
| 2,174 | Jan 11, 1972 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–114 | Title change |
| 2,367 | Jan 5, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 118–109 | Defense |
| 2,376 | Jan 25, 1974 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 112–108 | Defense |
| 2,537 | Dec 17, 1975 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 116–111 | Defense |
| 2,769 | Apr 11, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 111–103 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,770 | Apr 14, 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 94–90 Playoffs | Defense |
| 2,910 | Dec 23, 1979 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 106–103 | Title change |
| 3,029 | Jan 23, 1981 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 131–122 | Title change |
| 3,334 | Feb 14, 1984 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 92–83 | Title change |
| 3,635 | Feb 21, 1987 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 115–107 | Defense |
| 3,984 | Jan 5, 1991 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 88–86 | Defense |
| 4,662 | Nov 12, 1997 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–95 | Title change |
| 4,671 | Dec 2, 1997 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 90–86 | Title change |
| 4,837 | Nov 12, 1999 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 107–92 | Title change |
| 5,052 | Jan 22, 2002 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 92–81 | Title change |
| 5,565 | Jan 26, 2007 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 98–90 | Defense |
| 5,897 | Apr 3, 2010 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 107–98 | Title change |
| 6,951 | Feb 10, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 125–124 | Title change |
| 7,017 | Jul 6, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 118–105 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,018 | Jul 8, 2021 | Phoenix Suns beat Milwaukee Bucks 118–108 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,019 | Jul 11, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 120–100 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,020 | Jul 14, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 109–103 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,021 | Jul 17, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 123–119 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,022 | Jul 20, 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns 105–98 Playoffs | Defense |