Belt game 5,439 · December 23, 2005
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 94–89 at home to start reign 2,390 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 16, 2005, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 27, 2005.
2,390Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Gooden | 36 | 21 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Larry Hughes | 39 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-1 | 7-9 |
| Donyell Marshall | 30 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 3-3 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 25 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| LeBron James | 43 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-16 | 0-1 | 6-11 |
| Damon Jones | 25 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Eric Snow | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Wilks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zendon Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ira Newble | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Luke Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Alan Henderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 42 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14-22 | 1-1 | 5-8 |
| Jamaal Tinsley | 29 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Fred Jones | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Danny Granger | 32 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Anthony Johnson | 18 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Jackson | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-11 | 0-4 | 2-4 |
| Austin Croshere | 20 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius | 24 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Eddie Gill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Harrison | 2 | 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).