The NBA Belt · rivalry
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers
23Belt meetings
10Cavaliers wins
13Pacers wins
12Title changes
Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers have met 23 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 3, 1976 to May 13, 2025. The belt changed hands in 12 of those games. Indiana Pacers lead the belt series 13–10.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,632 | Dec 3, 1976 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 112–109 | Title change |
| 2,639 | Dec 16, 1976 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 111–105 | Title change |
| 3,735 | Feb 18, 1988 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 88–83 | Defense |
| 3,757 | Apr 2, 1988 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 108–94 | Defense |
| 3,758 | Apr 5, 1988 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–105 | Title change |
| 3,798 | Jan 3, 1989 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 119–98 | Defense |
| 4,130 | Mar 24, 1992 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 128–113 | Defense |
| 4,812 | May 4, 1999 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 100–78 | Defense |
| 4,934 | Dec 15, 2000 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 103–95 | Defense |
| 5,038 | Dec 22, 2001 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 109–103 | Defense |
| 5,228 | Dec 30, 2003 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 92–89 | Title change |
| 5,439 | Dec 23, 2005 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 94–89 | Title change |
| 5,888 | Mar 17, 2010 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 99–94 | Defense |
| 6,365 | Feb 6, 2015 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 103–99 | Title change |
| 6,651 | Dec 8, 2017 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–102 | Title change |
| 6,762 | Dec 18, 2018 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 92–91 | Title change |
| 7,354 | Jan 12, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 108–93 | Title change |
| 7,355 | Jan 14, 2025 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 127–117 | Title change |
| 7,405 | May 4, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 121–112 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,406 | May 6, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 120–119 Playoffs | Defense |
| 7,407 | May 9, 2025 | Cleveland Cavaliers beat Indiana Pacers 126–104 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,408 | May 11, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 129–109 Playoffs | Title change |
| 7,409 | May 13, 2025 | Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland Cavaliers 114–105 Playoffs | Defense |