Belt game 7,407 · May 9, 2025 · playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 126–104 on the road to start reign 3,195 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since April 27, 2025, with 3 defenses over 12 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on May 11, 2025.
3,195Reign number
81Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennedict Mathurin | 26.5 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 8-9 |
| Pascal Siakam | 27.4 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 1-3 |
| Myles Turner | 25.3 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 6-8 |
| T.J. McConnell | 21.1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Andrew Nembhard | 25.3 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Nesmith | 27.3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Obi Toppin | 19.2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 3-4 |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 30 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ben Sheppard | 5.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| James Johnson | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Thomas Bryant | 14.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jarace Walker | 4.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Tony Bradley | 2.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Johnny Furphy | 3.4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Mitchell | 37.2 | 43 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14-29 | 5-13 | 10-14 |
| Max Strus | 33.2 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 4-8 | 0-0 |
| Jarrett Allen | 30.6 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Evan Mobley | 35.1 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6-13 | 1-3 | 5-6 |
| Darius Garland | 24.5 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| De'Andre Hunter | 20.3 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 3-4 |
| Sam Merrill | 20.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-5 | 0-1 |
| Craig Porter Jr. | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ty Jerome | 13.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Isaac Okoro | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jaylon Tyson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tristan Thompson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Javonte Green | 3.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dean Wade | 14.2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Chuma Okeke | — | 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).