The NBA Belt · rivalry

Sacramento Kings vs. Washington Wizards

33Belt meetings

18Kings wins

15Wizards wins

15Title changes

Sacramento Kings and Washington Wizards have met 33 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 26, 1963 to January 16, 2026. The belt changed hands in 15 of those games. Sacramento Kings lead the belt series 18–15.

Belt game	Date	Result
1,353	Jan 26, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat Chicago Zephyrs 142–116	Defense
1,354	Jan 27, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat Chicago Zephyrs 143–126	Defense
1,383	Mar 16, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat Chicago Zephyrs 126–117	Defense
1,418	Nov 27, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 122–119	Defense
1,429	Dec 20, 1963	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 103–96	Defense
1,430	Dec 21, 1963	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 108–106	Title change
1,452	Jan 31, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 118–106	Title change
1,456	Feb 8, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 109–105	Defense
1,474	Mar 7, 1964	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 104–101	Defense
1,487	Nov 6, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 111–106	Defense
1,514	Dec 27, 1964	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 126–119	Title change
1,541	Feb 17, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 125–114	Title change
1,581	Nov 13, 1965	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 135–132	Title change
1,596	Dec 22, 1965	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 129–127	Defense
1,606	Jan 8, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 126–115	Defense
1,618	Feb 8, 1966	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 128–113	Title change
1,793	Dec 29, 1967	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 130–113	Title change
1,884	Dec 3, 1968	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 129–127	Title change
1,923	Feb 23, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 126–109	Defense
1,936	Mar 14, 1969	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 130–128	Defense
1,995	Jan 2, 1970	Baltimore Bullets beat Cincinnati Royals 118–116	Title change
1,996	Jan 4, 1970	Cincinnati Royals beat Baltimore Bullets 129–128	Title change
2,408	Oct 22, 1974	Washington Bullets beat Kansas City-Omaha Kings 123–121	Title change
2,658	Jan 30, 1977	Washington Bullets beat Kansas City Kings 112–98	Title change
2,811	Dec 2, 1978	Kansas City Kings beat Washington Bullets 110–109	Title change
2,908	Dec 19, 1979	Kansas City Kings beat Washington Bullets 107–97	Defense
3,118	Jan 23, 1982	Washington Bullets beat Kansas City Kings 109–106	Defense
3,399	Nov 21, 1984	Washington Bullets beat Kansas City Kings 97–92	Defense
4,897	Mar 21, 2000	Sacramento Kings beat Washington Wizards 98–86	Title change
5,059	Feb 7, 2002	Washington Wizards beat Sacramento Kings 108–101	Defense
5,642	Dec 15, 2007	Washington Wizards beat Sacramento Kings 92–79	Defense
6,166	Jan 28, 2013	Sacramento Kings beat Washington Wizards 96–94	Title change
7,466	Jan 16, 2026	Sacramento Kings beat Washington Wizards 128–115	Defense

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