The NBA Belt · rivalry
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
12Belt meetings
4Timberwolves wins
8Thunder wins
6Title changes
Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 12 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 12, 1989 to March 15, 2026. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the belt series 8–4.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3,858 | Nov 12, 1989 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Minnesota Timberwolves 108–97 | Title change |
| 4,067 | Nov 17, 1991 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Minnesota Timberwolves 101–91 | Defense |
| 4,180 | Dec 5, 1992 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Minnesota Timberwolves 124–87 | Defense |
| 5,177 | Mar 4, 2003 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Minnesota Timberwolves 92–83 | Title change |
| 5,876 | Feb 21, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 109–107 | Defense |
| 6,146 | Dec 20, 2012 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 99–93 | Title change |
| 6,246 | Dec 1, 2013 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 113–103 | Defense |
| 6,338 | Dec 12, 2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 111–92 | Title change |
| 6,561 | Jan 13, 2017 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 96–86 | Title change |
| 7,086 | Mar 4, 2022 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 138–101 | Title change |
| 7,089 | Mar 9, 2022 | Minnesota Timberwolves beat Oklahoma City Thunder 132–102 | Defense |
| 7,490 | Mar 15, 2026 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Minnesota Timberwolves 116–103 | Defense |