Belt game 3,289 · November 12, 1983
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 111–101 at home to start reign 1,471 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since November 11, 1983, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Indiana Pacers held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 15, 1983.
1,471Reign number
10Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis Birdsong | 35 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12-20 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Albert King | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4-16 | 0-1 | 8-10 |
| Buck Williams | 38 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Darryl Dawkins | 35 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Bill Willoughby | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Darwin Cook | 38 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie Johnson | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kelvin Ransey | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike O'Koren | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Gminski | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Williams | 39 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Clark Kellogg | 40 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Jerry Sichting | 35 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| George Johnson | 24 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Butch Carter | 30 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Granville Waiters | 23 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Lowe | 12 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Jim Thomas | 19 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Stipanovich | 10 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Leroy Combs | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin McKenna | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).