The NBA Belt · rivalry

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Washington Wizards

23Belt meetings

14Bucks wins

9Wizards wins

8Title changes

Milwaukee Bucks and Washington Wizards have met 23 times with the NBA belt on the line, from February 27, 1969 to February 21, 2025. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Milwaukee Bucks lead the belt series 14–9.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,925	Feb 27, 1969	Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets 126–117	Title change
2,062	Nov 15, 1970	Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets 105–90	Defense
2,090	Jan 10, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets 151–99	Defense
2,094	Jan 20, 1971	Milwaukee Bucks beat Baltimore Bullets 120–116	Defense
2,368	Jan 6, 1974	Capital Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 90–88	Title change
2,370	Jan 11, 1974	Milwaukee Bucks beat Capital Bullets 115–113	Title change
2,410	Oct 25, 1974	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 111–96	Defense
2,411	Oct 26, 1974	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 101–95	Defense
3,084	Nov 5, 1981	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 98–90	Defense
3,089	Nov 17, 1981	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 99–95	Title change
3,155	Apr 10, 1982	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 115–114	Title change
3,156	Apr 13, 1982	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 109–99	Defense
3,252	Mar 25, 1983	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 97–96	Defense
3,254	Mar 29, 1983	Washington Bullets beat Milwaukee Bucks 94–81	Defense
3,263	Apr 14, 1983	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 97–90	Title change
3,322	Jan 20, 1984	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 133–103	Defense
3,343	Mar 2, 1984	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 98–78	Defense
3,765	Apr 20, 1988	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 132–94	Title change
3,985	Jan 8, 1991	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Bullets 99–96	Defense
5,045	Jan 11, 2002	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Wizards 105–86	Title change
5,526	Nov 10, 2006	Washington Wizards beat Milwaukee Bucks 116–111	Defense
7,032	Nov 7, 2021	Washington Wizards beat Milwaukee Bucks 101–94	Defense
7,372	Feb 21, 2025	Milwaukee Bucks beat Washington Wizards 104–101	Defense

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