The NBA Belt · rivalry
Detroit Pistons vs. Indiana Pacers
13Belt meetings
6Pistons wins
7Pacers wins
6Title changes
Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers have met 13 times with the NBA belt on the line, from November 18, 1976 to February 25, 2019. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Indiana Pacers lead the belt series 7–6.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,626 | Nov 18, 1976 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 104–99 | Title change |
| 3,609 | Dec 23, 1986 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 111–98 | Title change |
| 3,658 | Apr 2, 1987 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 119–73 | Title change |
| 3,831 | Mar 14, 1989 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 129–117 | Defense |
| 3,870 | Dec 9, 1989 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 121–93 | Title change |
| 4,247 | Nov 6, 1993 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 113–107 | Defense |
| 4,493 | Feb 1, 1996 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 87–70 | Title change |
| 4,680 | Dec 19, 1997 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 98–90 | Defense |
| 5,240 | Jan 20, 2004 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 81–69 | Defense |
| 6,176 | Feb 22, 2013 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 114–82 | Defense |
| 6,177 | Feb 23, 2013 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 90–72 | Defense |
| 6,299 | Mar 15, 2014 | Indiana Pacers beat Detroit Pistons 112–104 | Defense |
| 6,792 | Feb 25, 2019 | Detroit Pistons beat Indiana Pacers 113–109 | Title change |