Belt game 6,588 · March 12, 2017
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Miami Heat 102–98 at home to start reign 2,842 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Miami Heat had held it since March 8, 2017, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 14, 2017.
2,842Reign number
70Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul George | 37 | 28 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9-19 | 1-4 | 9-9 |
| Myles Turner | 29 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-14 | 0-3 | 7-7 |
| Thaddeus Young | 38 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Jeff Teague | 30 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Rodney Stuckey | 20 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| CJ Miles | 30 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Rakeem Christmas | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Monta Ellis | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 |
| Glenn Robinson III | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Seraphin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Jefferson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lavoy Allen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Brooks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Whiteside | 33 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-21 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| Dion Waiters | 36 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 3-7 | 1-3 |
| Wayne Ellington | 27 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 5-11 | 0-0 |
| James Johnson | 31 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-5 | 1-1 |
| Josh Richardson | 36 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 5-6 |
| Willie Reed | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Rodney McGruder | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Tyler Johnson | 24 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Okaro White | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Goran Dragic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Udonis Haslem | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luke Babbitt | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).