Belt game 5,436 · December 16, 2005
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Utah Jazz 93–83 at home to start reign 2,389 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since December 12, 2005, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on December 23, 2005.
2,389Reign number
52Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 40 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| Austin Croshere | 29 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
| Stephen Jackson | 42 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 6-6 |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius | 31 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Fred Jones | 18 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 6-6 |
| Anthony Johnson | 19 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Foster | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Danny Granger | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 28 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| David Harrison | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Gill | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mehmet Okur | 39 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6-12 | 0-3 | 7-9 |
| Deron Williams | 33 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Jarron Collins | 40 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Matt Harpring | 26 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-1 | 6-7 |
| Andrei Kirilenko | 43 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-2 | 3-8 |
| Milt Palacio | 16 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 18 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gordan Giricek | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kris Humphries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andre Owens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith McLeod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).