Belt game 2,632 · December 3, 1976
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 112–109 at home to start reign 1,162 of the NBA belt, the 2nd for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since November 30, 1976, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on December 4, 1976.
1,162Reign number
2Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Chones | 25 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-11 | — | 1-1 |
| Bingo Smith | 25 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 5-5 |
| Elmore Smith | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5-5 |
| Campy Russell | 36 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6-15 | — | 4-6 |
| Jim Cleamons | 32 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 0-2 |
| Austin Carr | 37 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | — | 2-2 |
| Jim Brewer | 33 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | — | 4-4 |
| Nate Thurmond | 23 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | — | 3-3 |
| Dick Snyder | 18 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Foots Walker | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | 36 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12-24 | — | 5-6 |
| Darnell Hillman | 40 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7-14 | — | 6-6 |
| Wil Jones | 44 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-19 | — | 2-2 |
| Freddie Lewis | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Dan Roundfield | 34 | 12 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-17 | — | 4-6 |
| Dave Robisch | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Don Buse | 40 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-3 |
| Steve Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mel Bennett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mike Flynn | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).