The NBA Belt · rivalry
Sacramento Kings vs. Utah Jazz
18Belt meetings
7Kings wins
11Jazz wins
10Title changes
Sacramento Kings and Utah Jazz have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 3, 1976 to December 11, 2013. The belt changed hands in 10 of those games. Utah Jazz lead the belt series 11–7.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,543 | Jan 3, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz beat Kansas City Kings 120–95 | Defense |
| 2,545 | Jan 8, 1976 | New Orleans Jazz beat Kansas City Kings 107–97 | Defense |
| 2,655 | Jan 26, 1977 | Kansas City Kings beat New Orleans Jazz 101–95 | Title change |
| 2,835 | Jan 23, 1979 | New Orleans Jazz beat Kansas City Kings 118–116 | Defense |
| 2,905 | Dec 14, 1979 | Kansas City Kings beat Utah Jazz 103–87 | Title change |
| 3,102 | Dec 18, 1981 | Kansas City Kings beat Utah Jazz 100–95 | Title change |
| 3,542 | Mar 1, 1986 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 110–94 | Title change |
| 3,543 | Mar 4, 1986 | Sacramento Kings beat Utah Jazz 94–92 | Title change |
| 3,994 | Jan 25, 1991 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 105–93 | Title change |
| 4,242 | Apr 20, 1993 | Sacramento Kings beat Utah Jazz 101–92 | Title change |
| 4,388 | Jan 25, 1995 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 130–88 | Defense |
| 4,626 | Apr 2, 1997 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 118–87 | Defense |
| 4,767 | Feb 15, 1999 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 120–112 | Defense |
| 5,179 | Mar 7, 2003 | Sacramento Kings beat Utah Jazz 108–105 | Title change |
| 5,533 | Nov 22, 2006 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 110–101 | Defense |
| 5,637 | Dec 4, 2007 | Sacramento Kings beat Utah Jazz 117–107 | Title change |
| 5,776 | Feb 28, 2009 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 102–89 | Defense |
| 6,252 | Dec 11, 2013 | Utah Jazz beat Sacramento Kings 122–101 | Title change |