Belt game 5,056 · February 1, 2002
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat New York Knicks 92–87 at home to start reign 2,224 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 24, 2002, with 2 defenses over 8 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on February 3, 2002.
2,224Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller | 39 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 8-9 |
| Jonathan Bender | 34 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7-14 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | 45 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Best | 25 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Rose | 41 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Jeff Foster | 30 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 18 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Norman Richardson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Primoz Brezec | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Rogers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Houston | 40 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11-21 | 2-7 | 3-6 |
| Latrell Sprewell | 40 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 2-3 | 6-7 |
| Clar. Weatherspoon | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Kurt Thomas | 39 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Jackson | 43 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Camby | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Othella Harrington | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Ward | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavor Postell | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Felton Spencer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | — | 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).