Belt game 7,248 · January 8, 2024
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Boston Celtics 133–131 at home to start reign 3,126 of the NBA belt, the 80th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 5, 2024, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on January 14, 2024.
3,126Reign number
80Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Brown | 37 | 40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-26 | 3-4 | 3-5 |
| Jrue Holiday | 37 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Kristaps Porzingis | 37 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 6-7 |
| Payton Pritchard | 23 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Derrick White | 35 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4-16 | 2-8 | 3-3 |
| Al Horford | 32 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Oshae Brissett | 15 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 3-6 |
| Luke Kornet | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Svi Mykhailiuk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Lamar Stevens | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dalano Banton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Neemias Queta | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | 29 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8-15 | 5-9 | 5-7 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 26 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Myles Turner | 34 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Buddy Hield | 24 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Obi Toppin | 19 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| T.J. McConnell | 24 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jalen Smith | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Bruce Brown | 20 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Nwora | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Jackson | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| James Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jarace Walker | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ben Sheppard | — | 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).