Belt game 3,839 · March 29, 1989
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Miami Heat 96–89 at home to start reign 1,717 of the NBA belt, the 20th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since March 22, 1989, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on March 31, 1989.
1,717Reign number
20Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 45 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13-28 | 0-0 | 5-5 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 37 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 8-11 |
| Vern Fleming | 45 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Randy Wittman | 27 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 39 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Scott Skiles | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Rik Smits | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Anthony Frederick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Sparrow | 40 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Grant Long | 34 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Kevin Edwards | 36 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5-16 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| John Shasky | 17 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sylvester Gray | 23 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dwayne Washington | 21 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Billy Thompson | 35 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Scott Hastings | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Rony Seikaly | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).