Belt game 5,723 · November 1, 2008
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Boston Celtics 95–79 at home to start reign 2,510 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since June 17, 2008, with 2 defenses over 137 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 4 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 5, 2008.
2,510Reign number
57Team's reign
0Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Granger | 36 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-18 | 1-7 | 5-6 |
| T.J. Ford | 32 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 8-8 |
| Marquis Daniels | 39 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jarrett Jack | 27 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 4-5 |
| Troy Murphy | 33 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Rasho Nesterovic | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Foster | 20 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Roy Hibbert | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Brandon Rush | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Stephen Graham | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Maceo Baston | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Josh McRoberts | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Garnett | 33 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Paul Pierce | 37 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3-15 | 2-7 | 7-12 |
| Tony Allen | 26 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Ray Allen | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Leon Powe | 16 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Eddie House | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-10 | 1-7 | 2-2 |
| Brian Scalabrine | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Patrick O'Bryant | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 25 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 |
| Glen Davis | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Gabe Pruitt | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Kendrick Perkins | 20 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).