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The 2016 season

43 belt games · 13 title changes

Minnesota Lynx carried the belt into the 2016 season. It changed hands 13 times among 6 franchises, 6 of those in the playoffs, and Los Angeles Sparks finished the season with it. Most defenses: Minnesota Lynx, 16.

Who held it, in order

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Every belt game

Belt gameDateResult
729May 14, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 95–76Defense
730May 18, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Chicago Sky 97–80Defense
731May 22, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 78–71Defense
732May 25, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 85–78Defense
733May 27, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Indiana Fever 74–71Defense
734May 31, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat New York Liberty 79–69Defense
735Jun 4, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Dallas Wings 80–63Defense
736Jun 7, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 89–81Defense
737Jun 10, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Atlanta Dream 110–78Defense
738Jun 11, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Washington Mystics 83–76Defense
739Jun 14, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Indiana Fever 87–63Defense
740Jun 19, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 96–84Defense
741Jun 21, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 72–69Defense
742Jun 24, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 94–76Title change
743Jun 26, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Connecticut Sun 80–73Defense
744Jun 28, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Dallas Wings 89–84Defense
745Jun 30, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Atlanta Dream 84–75Defense
746Jul 3, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat New York Liberty 77–67Defense
747Jul 6, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Indiana Fever 94–88Defense
748Jul 10, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Washington Mystics 93–82Defense
749Jul 13, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Chicago Sky 77–67Defense
750Jul 15, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Connecticut Sun 98–92Defense
751Jul 17, 2016Atlanta Dream beat Los Angeles Sparks 91–74Title change
752Jul 20, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Atlanta Dream 83–65Title change
753Jul 22, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Seattle Storm 79–72Defense
754Aug 26, 2016Connecticut Sun beat Minnesota Lynx 84–80Title change
755Aug 28, 2016Atlanta Dream beat Connecticut Sun 87–73Title change
756Sep 4, 2016Seattle Storm beat Atlanta Dream 91–82Title change
757Sep 7, 2016Seattle Storm beat New York Liberty 102–78Defense
758Sep 9, 2016Seattle Storm beat Washington Mystics 81–76Defense
759Sep 11, 2016Seattle Storm beat Los Angeles Sparks 78–60Defense
760Sep 15, 2016Phoenix Mercury beat Seattle Storm 86–62Title change
761Sep 18, 2016Phoenix Mercury beat San Antonio Stars 81–65Defense
762Sep 21, 2016Phoenix Mercury beat Indiana Fever 89–78 PlayoffsDefense
763Sep 24, 2016Phoenix Mercury beat New York Liberty 101–94 PlayoffsDefense
764Sep 28, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 113–95 PlayoffsTitle change
765Sep 30, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 96–86 PlayoffsDefense
766Oct 2, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Phoenix Mercury 82–67 PlayoffsDefense
767Oct 9, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 78–76 PlayoffsTitle change
768Oct 11, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 79–60 PlayoffsTitle change
769Oct 14, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 92–75 PlayoffsTitle change
770Oct 16, 2016Minnesota Lynx beat Los Angeles Sparks 85–79 PlayoffsTitle change
771Oct 20, 2016Los Angeles Sparks beat Minnesota Lynx 77–76 PlayoffsTitle change

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