Belt game 4,705 · February 11, 1998
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Miami Heat 110–101 on the road to start reign 2,078 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since February 2, 1998, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on February 13, 1998.
2,078Reign number
38Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller | 42 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 4-4 | 10-10 |
| Antonio Davis | 27 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Rik Smits | 18 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Travis Best | 25 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Dale Davis | 27 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Derrick McKey | 28 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Mark Jackson | 22 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Rose | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chris Mullin | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Mark West | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hardaway | 40 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11-21 | 6-8 | 4-4 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 38 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Jamal Mashburn | 41 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 0-3 | 7-8 |
| Dan Majerle | 31 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Eric Murdock | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Voshon Lenard | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 1-1 |
| Keith Askins | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Ike Austin | 18 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| P.J. Brown | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rex Walters | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Duane Causwell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Smith | — | 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).