The NBA Belt · rivalry
New Orleans Pelicans vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
11Belt meetings
5Pelicans wins
6Thunder wins
5Title changes
New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder have met 11 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 6, 2002 to November 2, 2025. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Oklahoma City Thunder lead the belt series 6–5.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5,120 | Nov 6, 2002 | New Orleans Hornets beat Seattle SuperSonics 86–84 | Title change |
| 5,351 | Feb 8, 2005 | Seattle SuperSonics beat New Orleans Hornets 108–91 | Defense |
| 5,576 | Feb 23, 2007 | New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets beat Seattle SuperSonics 98–97 | Title change |
| 5,871 | Feb 3, 2010 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Hornets 103–99 | Defense |
| 5,970 | Jan 24, 2011 | New Orleans Hornets beat Oklahoma City Thunder 91–89 | Defense |
| 6,064 | Feb 20, 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Hornets 101–93 | Title change |
| 6,138 | Dec 1, 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Hornets 100–79 | Defense |
| 6,142 | Dec 12, 2012 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Hornets 92–88 | Defense |
| 6,789 | Feb 14, 2019 | New Orleans Pelicans beat Oklahoma City Thunder 131–122 | Title change |
| 7,138 | Dec 23, 2022 | New Orleans Pelicans beat Oklahoma City Thunder 128–125 | Title change |
| 7,429 | Nov 2, 2025 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat New Orleans Pelicans 137–106 | Defense |