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
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Felton Spencer | — | 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 |
| Travis Knight | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Childs | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | — | 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).