The NBA Belt · rivalry

Atlanta Hawks vs. Indiana Pacers

34Belt meetings

18Hawks wins

16Pacers wins

20Title changes

Atlanta Hawks and Indiana Pacers have met 34 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 24, 1976 to January 12, 2024. The belt changed hands in 20 of those games. Atlanta Hawks lead the belt series 18–16.

Belt game	Date	Result
2,627	Nov 24, 1976	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 115–93	Defense
2,646	Jan 6, 1977	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 103–95	Title change
2,722	Dec 28, 1977	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 99–92	Title change
2,950	Mar 16, 1980	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 95–90	Title change
3,139	Mar 13, 1982	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 110–90	Defense
3,294	Nov 22, 1983	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 104–93	Defense
3,532	Feb 6, 1986	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 100–85	Title change
3,642	Mar 3, 1987	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 109–108	Defense
3,656	Mar 28, 1987	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 120–114	Title change
3,737	Feb 23, 1988	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 131–111	Title change
3,738	Feb 26, 1988	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 116–101	Defense
3,770	Nov 8, 1988	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 112–107	Defense
4,094	Jan 11, 1992	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 138–115	Title change
4,104	Jan 31, 1992	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 115–106	Title change
4,329	May 10, 1994	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 96–85 Playoffs	Title change
4,330	May 12, 1994	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 92–69 Playoffs	Title change
4,331	May 14, 1994	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 101–81 Playoffs	Title change
4,332	May 15, 1994	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 102–86 Playoffs	Defense
4,333	May 17, 1994	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 88–76 Playoffs	Title change
4,334	May 19, 1994	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 97–79 Playoffs	Title change
4,486	Jan 17, 1996	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 102–93	Defense
4,492	Jan 30, 1996	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 107–90	Title change
4,785	Mar 16, 1999	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 85–79	Title change
4,789	Mar 24, 1999	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 103–102	Title change
4,792	Mar 29, 1999	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 83–82	Defense
4,810	Apr 30, 1999	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 92–90	Title change
5,236	Jan 14, 2004	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 85–78	Title change
5,239	Jan 19, 2004	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 100–97	Defense
5,783	Mar 13, 2009	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 101–87	Defense
6,042	Jan 11, 2012	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 96–84	Title change
6,070	Mar 6, 2012	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 101–96	Defense
6,481	Mar 13, 2016	Atlanta Hawks beat Indiana Pacers 104–75	Title change
6,860	Dec 13, 2019	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 110–100	Defense
7,250	Jan 12, 2024	Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 126–108	Defense

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