The NBA Belt · rivalry
Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Phoenix Suns
16Belt meetings
8Thunder wins
8Suns wins
9Title changes
Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns have met 16 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 15, 1972 to January 4, 2026. The belt changed hands in 9 of those games. The belt series is level at 8–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,176 | Jan 15, 1972 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 118–110 | Title change |
| 2,177 | Jan 21, 1972 | Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 128–113 | Title change |
| 2,404 | Mar 27, 1974 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 127–123 | Defense |
| 2,405 | Oct 17, 1974 | Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 114–97 | Title change |
| 2,897 | Nov 28, 1979 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 127–116 | Title change |
| 3,013 | Dec 22, 1980 | Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 109–98 | Title change |
| 3,614 | Jan 6, 1987 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 138–108 | Title change |
| 3,844 | Apr 6, 1989 | Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 126–119 | Defense |
| 4,120 | Mar 5, 1992 | Phoenix Suns beat Seattle SuperSonics 118–105 | Defense |
| 5,353 | Feb 11, 2005 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 113–105 | Defense |
| 5,574 | Feb 14, 2007 | Seattle SuperSonics beat Phoenix Suns 114–90 | Defense |
| 5,877 | Feb 23, 2010 | Phoenix Suns beat Oklahoma City Thunder 104–102 | Title change |
| 6,339 | Dec 14, 2014 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Phoenix Suns 112–88 | Defense |
| 7,185 | Apr 2, 2023 | Phoenix Suns beat Oklahoma City Thunder 128–118 | Defense |
| 7,285 | Mar 29, 2024 | Oklahoma City Thunder beat Phoenix Suns 128–103 | Title change |
| 7,460 | Jan 4, 2026 | Phoenix Suns beat Oklahoma City Thunder 108–105 | Title change |