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 |
| Stephen Jackson | 42 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 2-8 | 6-6 |
| Austin Croshere | 29 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 4-4 |
| 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 |
| Danny Granger | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Foster | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| 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 |
| Keith McLeod | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kris Humphries | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andre Owens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 5 | 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).