Belt game 5,236 · January 14, 2004
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 85–78 at home to start reign 2,307 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since January 13, 2004, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 9 days and 4 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on January 23, 2004.
2,307Reign number
50Team's reign
4Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 37 | 26 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-19 | 0-0 | 12-13 |
| Metta World Peace | 41 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 9-11 |
| Reggie Miller | 29 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 4-4 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 30 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Jeff Foster | 33 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-6 |
| Anthony Johnson | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jonathan Bender | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Scot Pollard | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Austin Croshere | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jamison Brewer | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Fred Jones | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Harrington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shareef Abdur-Rahim | 37 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jason Terry | 41 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 6-19 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Dion Glover | 34 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Stephen Jackson | 36 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Nazr Mohammed | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Theo Ratliff | 39 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Boris Diaw | 23 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Crawford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Hansen | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Dickau | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).