Belt game 5,037 · December 21, 2001
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 100–94 at home to start reign 2,218 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
New Jersey Nets had held it since December 11, 2001, with 3 defenses over 10 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 8 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 29, 2001.
2,218Reign number
46Team's reign
3Defenses
8Days held
Box score
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Van Horn | 30 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 4-5 | 3-4 |
| Aaron Williams | 21 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 34 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-16 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Lucious Harris | 27 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-3 | 5-5 |
| Kenyon Martin | 33 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Kerry Kittles | 28 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Richard Jefferson | 25 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Todd MacCulloch | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Brandon Armstrong | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Goodrich | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Derrick Dial | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 34 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 9-15 |
| Reggie Miller | 37 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 5-7 |
| Al Harrington | 40 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Jonathan Bender | 29 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Jalen Rose | 35 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 18 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Travis Best | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Foster | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Rogers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | — | 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).