NBA belt, season by season

80 seasons

Season	Entered with it	Finished with it	Changes	Belt games
2020s
2025–26	Oklahoma City Thunder	New York Knicks	38	107
2024–25	Boston Celtics	Oklahoma City Thunder	50	106
2023–24	Denver Nuggets	Boston Celtics	43	105
2022–23	Sacramento Kings	Denver Nuggets	49	106
2021–22	Milwaukee Bucks	Sacramento Kings	36	83
2020–21	Los Angeles Lakers	Milwaukee Bucks	40	92
2010s
2019–20	Toronto Raptors	Los Angeles Lakers	42	95
2018–19	Golden State Warriors	Toronto Raptors	49	106
2017–18	Golden State Warriors	Golden State Warriors	37	105
2016–17	Cleveland Cavaliers	Golden State Warriors	46	103
2015–16	Golden State Warriors	Cleveland Cavaliers	33	103
2014–15	New York Knicks	Golden State Warriors	39	102
2013–14	Miami Heat	New York Knicks	35	88
2012–13	Miami Heat	Miami Heat	41	107
2011–12	Dallas Mavericks	Miami Heat	39	91
2010–11	Los Angeles Lakers	Dallas Mavericks	37	103
2000s
2009–10	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers	44	105
2008–09	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	36	102
2007–08	San Antonio Spurs	Boston Celtics	39	100
2006–07	Miami Heat	San Antonio Spurs	48	101
2005–06	San Antonio Spurs	Miami Heat	42	107
2004–05	Detroit Pistons	San Antonio Spurs	45	110
2003–04	Los Angeles Clippers	Detroit Pistons	46	104
2002–03	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Clippers	45	84
2001–02	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers	35	101
2000–01	Denver Nuggets	Los Angeles Lakers	43	101
1990s
1999–00	San Antonio Spurs	Denver Nuggets	34	82
1998–99	Chicago Bulls	San Antonio Spurs	30	69
1997–98	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls	52	105
1996–97	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls	33	104
1995–96	Houston Rockets	Chicago Bulls	34	99
1994–95	Houston Rockets	Houston Rockets	33	105
1993–94	Minnesota Timberwolves	Houston Rockets	52	103
1992–93	Chicago Bulls	Minnesota Timberwolves	35	79
1991–92	Chicago Bulls	Chicago Bulls	48	108
1990–91	Detroit Pistons	Chicago Bulls	46	107
1980s
1989–90	Miami Heat	Detroit Pistons	47	99
1988–89	New Jersey Nets	Miami Heat	33	85
1987–88	Los Angeles Lakers	New Jersey Nets	33	78
1986–87	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	54	104
1985–86	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	40	100
1984–85	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	39	97
1983–84	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	55	108
1982–83	Los Angeles Lakers	Philadelphia 76ers	39	101
1981–82	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	43	98
1980–81	Los Angeles Lakers	Boston Celtics	44	105
1970s
1979–80	San Diego Clippers	Los Angeles Lakers	53	106
1978–79	Washington Bullets	San Diego Clippers	36	80
1977–78	Indiana Pacers	Washington Bullets	56	102
1976–77	Boston Celtics	Indiana Pacers	41	75
1975–76	Golden State Warriors	Boston Celtics	53	103
1974–75	Seattle SuperSonics	Golden State Warriors	53	106
1973–74	New York Knicks	Seattle SuperSonics	32	78
1972–73	Los Angeles Lakers	New York Knicks	36	100
1971–72	Boston Celtics	Los Angeles Lakers	37	96
1970–71	New York Knicks	Boston Celtics	25	82
1960s
1969–70	Boston Celtics	New York Knicks	46	88
1968–69	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	37	98
1967–68	Philadelphia 76ers	Boston Celtics	49	108
1966–67	Boston Celtics	Philadelphia 76ers	32	100
1965–66	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	41	82
1964–65	Baltimore Bullets	Boston Celtics	40	93
1963–64	Boston Celtics	Baltimore Bullets	30	77
1962–63	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	48	97
1961–62	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	42	92
1960–61	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	36	92
1950s
1959–60	Boston Celtics	Boston Celtics	44	90
1958–59	St. Louis Hawks	Boston Celtics	43	86
1957–58	Boston Celtics	St. Louis Hawks	39	81
1956–57	Philadelphia Warriors	Boston Celtics	38	85
1955–56	Syracuse Nationals	Philadelphia Warriors	40	87
1954–55	Milwaukee Hawks	Syracuse Nationals	41	84
1953–54	Minneapolis Lakers	Milwaukee Hawks	39	73
1952–53	Minneapolis Lakers	Minneapolis Lakers	36	85
1951–52	Rochester Royals	Minneapolis Lakers	46	86
1950–51	Minneapolis Lakers	Rochester Royals	34	77
1940s
1949–50	Minneapolis Lakers	Minneapolis Lakers	36	81
1948–49	Baltimore Bullets	Minneapolis Lakers	20	69
1947–48	Philadelphia Warriors	Baltimore Bullets	30	64
1946–47	New York Knicks	Philadelphia Warriors	31	73

NBA belt, season by season

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