Belt game 5,500 · April 29, 2006 · playoffs
New Jersey Nets take the belt
New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 97–88 on the road to start reign 2,415 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since April 27, 2006, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
New Jersey Nets held it for 11 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Miami Heat on May 10, 2006.
2,415Reign number
38Team's reign
3Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jermaine O'Neal | 31 | 22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Austin Croshere | 40 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 4-6 | 3-4 |
| Stephen Jackson | 41 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-4 | 4-5 |
| Anthony Johnson | 34 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Danny Granger | 31 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| David Harrison | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 6-10 |
| Sarunas Jasikevicius | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Fred Jones | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Gill | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Peja Stojakovic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scot Pollard | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
New Jersey Nets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vince Carter | 38 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 9-15 | 1-2 | 9-12 |
| Richard Jefferson | 43 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 3-4 |
| Nenad Krstic | 34 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jason Kidd | 42 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Jason Collins | 32 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Clifford Robinson | 25 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Lamond Murray | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Wright | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zoran Planinic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Padgett | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).