The NBA Belt · rivalry
Brooklyn Nets vs. Indiana Pacers
18Belt meetings
8Nets wins
10Pacers wins
7Title changes
Brooklyn Nets and Indiana Pacers have met 18 times with the NBA belt on the line, from January 8, 1977 to March 22, 2025. The belt changed hands in 7 of those games. Indiana Pacers lead the belt series 10–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,647 | Jan 8, 1977 | Indiana Pacers beat New York Nets 80–73 | Defense |
| 3,216 | Jan 12, 1983 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 120–114 | Defense |
| 3,232 | Feb 9, 1983 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 105–90 | Defense |
| 3,289 | Nov 12, 1983 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 111–101 | Title change |
| 3,412 | Dec 15, 1984 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 112–100 | Title change |
| 3,531 | Feb 4, 1986 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 117–101 | Defense |
| 5,037 | Dec 21, 2001 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 100–94 | Title change |
| 5,041 | Dec 29, 2001 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 98–93 | Title change |
| 5,238 | Jan 17, 2004 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 90–84 | Defense |
| 5,497 | Apr 23, 2006 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 90–88 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,498 | Apr 25, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 90–75 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,499 | Apr 27, 2006 | Indiana Pacers beat New Jersey Nets 107–95 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,500 | Apr 29, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 97–88 Playoffs | Title change |
| 5,501 | May 2, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 92–86 Playoffs | Defense |
| 5,502 | May 4, 2006 | New Jersey Nets beat Indiana Pacers 96–90 Playoffs | Defense |
| 6,966 | Mar 17, 2021 | Brooklyn Nets beat Indiana Pacers 124–115 | Defense |
| 7,387 | Mar 20, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Brooklyn Nets 105–99 | Defense |
| 7,388 | Mar 22, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Brooklyn Nets 108–103 | Defense |