Belt game 4,951 · January 21, 2001
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks 87–74 on the road to start reign 2,181 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 13, 2001, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on January 25, 2001.
2,181Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Johnson | 41 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 10-13 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 41 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-19 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 38 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Allan Houston | 41 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-4 | 4-4 |
| Charlie Ward | 21 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Glen Rice | 22 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Felton Spencer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Rose | 43 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10-14 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| Reggie Miller | 42 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-15 | 2-8 | 2-2 |
| Travis Best | 30 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 34 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Al Harrington | 33 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Austin Croshere | 19 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Sam Perkins | 21 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Terry Mills | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonathan Bender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zan Tabak | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick McKey | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).