Belt game 2,646 · January 6, 1977
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 103–95 on the road to start reign 1,174 of the NBA belt, the 4th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since January 4, 1977, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on January 14, 1977.
1,174Reign number
4Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Knight | 45 | 41 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15-25 | — | 11-11 |
| Wil Jones | 43 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Dan Roundfield | 29 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | — | 8-12 |
| Dave Robisch | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | — | 3-6 |
| Mel Bennett | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 3-4 |
| Darnell Hillman | 21 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 3-4 |
| Steve Green | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Jerome Anderson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Buse | 44 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Freddie Lewis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lou Hudson | 43 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15-27 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Henderson | 39 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 1-1 |
| John Brown | 36 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | — | 5-7 |
| Tom Barker | 29 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 5-9 |
| Joe Meriweather | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | — | 3-5 |
| Randy Denton | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | — | 3-4 |
| Mike Sojourner | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bill Willoughby | 14 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Armond Hill | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Ken Charles | 21 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).