Belt game 3,869 · December 8, 1989
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Chicago Bulls 106–104 at home to start reign 1,731 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 5, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 9, 1989.
1,731Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 31 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Reggie Miller | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Vern Fleming | 37 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chuck Person | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Rik Smits | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Sanders | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 35 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rickey Green | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Dreiling | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 46 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 7-9 |
| Horace Grant | 38 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| John Paxson | 40 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Bill Cartwright | 38 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Davis | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 1 | 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).