Belt game 5,314 · November 23, 2004
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Boston Celtics 106–96 at home to start reign 2,340 of the NBA belt, the 51st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since November 21, 2004, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on November 28, 2004.
2,340Reign number
51Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamaal Tinsley | 40 | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 11-19 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
| James Jones | 44 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-15 | 4-6 | 2-2 |
| Fred Jones | 41 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 7-7 |
| Austin Croshere | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 0-3 | 10-11 |
| Scot Pollard | 25 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Eddie Gill | 23 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| David Harrison | 25 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Metta World Peace | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jermaine O'Neal | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pierce | 36 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 3-5 | 5-6 |
| Ricky Davis | 32 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Gary Payton | 35 | 14 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 1-4 |
| Jiri Welsch | 31 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 1-1 |
| Mark Blount | 29 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Raef LaFrentz | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Tony Allen | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Walter McCarty | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Al Jefferson | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Banks | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Justin Reed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).