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December 5 in belt history

53 title changes · 15 NBA, 15 NHL, 6 NFL, 4 Bundesliga, 4 Premier League, 4 La Liga, 2 Ligue 1, 1 NCAA Hockey, 1 Serie A, 1 International
  1. NBA
    New York Knicks beat Utah Jazz 146–112 and took the belt
    2025
  2. NCAA Hockey
    Minnesota Duluth beat Western Michigan 4–1 and took the belt
    2025
  3. NBA
    Milwaukee Bucks beat New York Knicks 146–122 and took the belt
    2023
  4. NBA
    Oklahoma City Thunder beat Atlanta Hawks 121–114 and took the belt
    2022
  5. Ligue 1
    Girondins Bordeaux beat AS Saint-Étienne 3–2 and took the belt
    2018
  6. NHL
    Winnipeg Jets beat Washington Capitals 2–1 (OT) and took the belt
    2015
  7. Bundesliga
    Borussia Mönchengladbach beat Bayern Munich 3–1 and took the belt
    2015
  8. NHL
    Tampa Bay Lightning beat Edmonton Oilers 3–2 and took the belt
    2002
  9. NBA
    Cleveland Cavaliers beat Charlotte Hornets 71–66 and took the belt
    2000
  10. NHL
    Buffalo Sabres beat Montréal Canadiens 3–2 and took the belt
    2000
  11. Premier League
    Tottenham Hotspur beat Liverpool 2–1 and took the belt
    1998
  12. NBA
    Seattle SuperSonics beat Detroit Pistons 94–89 and took the belt
    1997
  13. NHL
    Detroit Red Wings beat Philadelphia Flyers 5–3 and took the belt
    1995
  14. NFL
    Houston Oilers beat Atlanta Falcons 33–17 and took the belt
    1993
  15. La Liga
    Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 2–1 and took the belt
    1993
  16. Serie A
    AC Milan beat Torino FC 1–0 and took the belt
    1993
  17. NHL
    Montréal Canadiens beat New York Islanders 5–4 (OT) and took the belt
    1991
  18. NBA
    Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 119–99 and took the belt
    1989
  19. NHL
    New York Islanders beat Buffalo Sabres 3–0 and took the belt
    1989
  20. NBA
    New Jersey Nets beat Milwaukee Bucks 108–103 and took the belt
    1982
  21. NHL
    St. Louis Blues beat Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 and took the belt
    1981
  22. La Liga
    UD Las Palmas beat Real Betis 3–1 and took the belt
    1981
  23. NBA
    Denver Nuggets beat Milwaukee Bucks 123–107 and took the belt
    1979
  24. International
    Chile beat Paraguay 1–0 (Copa América) and took the belt
    1979
  25. NFL
    Cleveland Browns beat Houston Oilers 13–10 and took the belt
    1976
  26. NBA
    Detroit Pistons beat Houston Rockets 102–91 and took the belt
    1975
  27. NBA
    Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 130–108 and took the belt
    1972
  28. NHL
    Buffalo Sabres beat Minnesota North Stars 3–1 and took the belt
    1971
  29. La Liga
    CE Sabadell beat Burgos CF 2–1 and took the belt
    1971
  30. Premier League
    Chelsea beat Newcastle United 1–0 and took the belt
    1970
  31. Bundesliga
    Rot-Weiss Oberhausen beat Eintracht Braunschweig 1–0 and took the belt
    1970
  32. NBA
    Los Angeles Lakers beat Detroit Pistons 128–109 and took the belt
    1969
  33. Bundesliga
    Eintracht Braunschweig beat Alemannia Aachen 3–0 and took the belt
    1969
  34. NFL
    Chicago Bears beat Baltimore Colts 13–0 and took the belt
    1965
  35. La Liga
    Espanyol beat Pontevedra CF 2–0 and took the belt
    1965
  36. Ligue 1
    Toulouse FC beat RC Lens 4–1 and took the belt
    1965
  37. NBA
    Philadelphia 76ers beat Baltimore Bullets 125–108 and took the belt
    1964
  38. Premier League
    Leeds United beat Manchester United 1–0 and took the belt
    1964
  39. Bundesliga
    1. FC Nurnberg beat 1. FC Köln 3–0 and took the belt
    1964
  40. NHL
    Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montréal Canadiens 2–1 and took the belt
    1962
  41. NBA
    St. Louis Hawks beat Philadelphia Warriors 113–112 and took the belt
    1959
  42. NHL
    Montréal Canadiens beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 and took the belt
    1957
  43. NBA
    Rochester Royals beat Fort Wayne Pistons 97–96 and took the belt
    1954
  44. NHL
    Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–2 and took the belt
    1953
  45. NFL
    Boston Yanks beat Philadelphia Eagles 37–14 and took the belt
    1948
  46. NBA
    Philadelphia Warriors beat New York Knicks 62–51 and took the belt
    1946
  47. NHL
    Montréal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins 4–1 and took the belt
    1944
  48. NFL
    Green Bay Packers beat Phil-Pitt Steagles 38–28 and took the belt
    1943
  49. NHL
    Boston Bruins beat Montréal Canadiens 5–4 and took the belt
    1943
  50. NHL
    Detroit Red Wings beat Chicago Black Hawks 5–1 and took the belt
    1940
  51. NFL
    Washington Redskins beat New York Giants 49–14 and took the belt
    1937
  52. NHL
    Montreal Maroons beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3–1 and took the belt
    1936
  53. Premier League
    Derby County beat Leeds United 5–3 and took the belt
    1936

The college belts on December 5

  1. College football
    Alabama beat Florida 32–13 and took the belt
    2009
  2. Women's college hoops
    Penn State beat North Carolina 77–71 and took the belt
    2004
  3. Men's college hoops
    Kentucky beat Indiana 82–76 and took the belt
    1987

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