The NBA Belt · rivalry
Houston Rockets vs. Indiana Pacers
8Belt meetings
6Rockets wins
2Pacers wins
5Title changes
Houston Rockets and Indiana Pacers have met 8 times with the NBA belt on the line, from December 4, 1976 to April 1, 2012. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Houston Rockets lead the belt series 6–2.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,633 | Dec 4, 1976 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 120–108 | Title change |
| 3,044 | Feb 25, 1981 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 101–100 | Defense |
| 4,106 | Feb 3, 1992 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 122–111 | Title change |
| 4,352 | Nov 9, 1994 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 109–104 | Defense |
| 4,380 | Jan 7, 1995 | Indiana Pacers beat Houston Rockets 88–83 | Title change |
| 5,241 | Jan 23, 2004 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 78–74 | Title change |
| 5,675 | Mar 5, 2008 | Houston Rockets beat Indiana Pacers 117–99 | Defense |
| 6,083 | Apr 1, 2012 | Indiana Pacers beat Houston Rockets 104–102 | Title change |