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Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Washington Wizards

20Belt meetings
9Thunder wins
11Wizards wins
8Title changes

Oklahoma City Thunder and Washington Wizards have met 20 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 28, 1968 to March 21, 2026. The belt changed hands in 8 of those games. Washington Wizards lead the belt series 11–9.

Belt gameDateResult
1,810Jan 28, 1968Seattle SuperSonics beat Baltimore Bullets 135–126Title change
1,892Dec 25, 1968Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 118–112Defense
1,938Mar 18, 1969Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 130–120Defense
2,011Feb 3, 1970Seattle SuperSonics beat Baltimore Bullets 120–115Title change
2,201Mar 7, 1972Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 105–98Defense
2,205Mar 17, 1972Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 112–107Defense
2,275Jan 20, 1973Baltimore Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 126–106Defense
2,784May 21, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets 106–102 PlayoffsDefense
2,785May 25, 1978Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 106–98 PlayoffsTitle change
2,786May 28, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets 93–92 PlayoffsTitle change
2,787May 30, 1978Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 120–116 PlayoffsTitle change
2,788Jun 2, 1978Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets 98–94 PlayoffsTitle change
2,789Jun 4, 1978Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 117–82 PlayoffsTitle change
2,790Jun 7, 1978Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 105–99 PlayoffsDefense
3,116Jan 20, 1982Washington Bullets beat Seattle SuperSonics 106–95Title change
4,068Nov 19, 1991Seattle SuperSonics beat Washington Bullets 113–106Defense
6,986Apr 23, 2021Washington Wizards beat Oklahoma City Thunder 129–109Defense
7,268Feb 23, 2024Oklahoma City Thunder beat Washington Wizards 147–106Defense
7,428Oct 30, 2025Oklahoma City Thunder beat Washington Wizards 127–108Defense
7,493Mar 21, 2026Oklahoma City Thunder beat Washington Wizards 132–111Defense

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