The NBA Belt · rivalry
Phoenix Suns vs. Sacramento Kings
21Belt meetings
12Suns wins
9Kings wins
12Title changes
Phoenix Suns and Sacramento Kings have met 21 times with the NBA belt on the line, from October 30, 1969 to February 14, 2023. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Phoenix Suns lead the belt series 12–9.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,965 | Oct 30, 1969 | Phoenix Suns beat Cincinnati Royals 106–104 | Title change |
| 1,997 | Jan 6, 1970 | Cincinnati Royals beat Phoenix Suns 128–124 | Defense |
| 2,257 | Dec 17, 1972 | Phoenix Suns beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 112–102 | Title change |
| 2,268 | Jan 6, 1973 | Phoenix Suns beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 118–112 | Defense |
| 2,406 | Oct 19, 1974 | Kansas City-Omaha Kings beat Phoenix Suns 94–91 | Title change |
| 2,893 | Nov 21, 1979 | Phoenix Suns beat Kansas City Kings 128–120 | Title change |
| 2,912 | Dec 28, 1979 | Phoenix Suns beat Kansas City Kings 118–112 | Defense |
| 3,103 | Dec 19, 1981 | Phoenix Suns beat Kansas City Kings 95–87 | Title change |
| 3,192 | Nov 27, 1982 | Kansas City Kings beat Phoenix Suns 105–99 | Defense |
| 3,538 | Feb 21, 1986 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 118–110 | Defense |
| 3,849 | Apr 17, 1989 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 140–85 | Defense |
| 3,991 | Jan 19, 1991 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 101–97 | Title change |
| 4,235 | Apr 8, 1993 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 123–114 | Defense |
| 4,279 | Jan 15, 1994 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 119–103 | Title change |
| 4,691 | Jan 12, 1998 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 96–90 | Title change |
| 4,898 | Mar 22, 2000 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 114–93 | Title change |
| 5,181 | Mar 13, 2003 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 109–84 | Title change |
| 6,197 | Mar 28, 2013 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 117–103 | Defense |
| 6,848 | Nov 19, 2019 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 120–116 | Defense |
| 7,105 | Apr 10, 2022 | Sacramento Kings beat Phoenix Suns 116–109 | Title change |
| 7,165 | Feb 14, 2023 | Phoenix Suns beat Sacramento Kings 120–109 | Title change |