Belt game 5,228 · December 30, 2003
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 92–89 on the road to start reign 2,304 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 28, 2003, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to San Antonio Spurs on January 10, 2004.
2,304Reign number
49Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 38 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-4 | 4-6 |
| Carlos Boozer | 40 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Darius Miles | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2-7 |
| Kedrick Brown | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 28 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Kevin Ollie | 26 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Eric Williams | 23 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | 21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| J.R. Bremer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Kapono | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bruno Sundov | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 40 | 21 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5-17 | 0-0 | 11-11 |
| Metta World Peace | 33 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6-16 | 2-6 | 4-4 |
| Al Harrington | 32 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 36 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 23 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Reggie Miller | 31 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Austin Croshere | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Fred Jones | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Jones | — | 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).