The NBA Belt · rivalry
Indiana Pacers vs. Washington Wizards
17Belt meetings
9Pacers wins
8Wizards wins
6Title changes
Indiana Pacers and Washington Wizards have met 17 times with the NBA belt on the line, from March 2, 1980 to January 10, 2024. The belt changed hands in 6 of those games. Indiana Pacers lead the belt series 9–8.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,941 | Mar 2, 1980 | Washington Bullets beat Indiana Pacers 118–104 | Defense |
| 3,253 | Mar 27, 1983 | Washington Bullets beat Indiana Pacers 120–101 | Defense |
| 3,256 | Apr 1, 1983 | Washington Bullets beat Indiana Pacers 123–109 | Defense |
| 3,432 | Feb 1, 1985 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Bullets 102–95 | Title change |
| 3,759 | Apr 8, 1988 | Washington Bullets beat Indiana Pacers 107–100 | Title change |
| 3,923 | Apr 10, 1990 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Bullets 107–105 | Defense |
| 4,095 | Jan 14, 1992 | Washington Bullets beat Indiana Pacers 127–118 | Title change |
| 4,788 | Mar 22, 1999 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 90–86 | Defense |
| 5,040 | Dec 27, 2001 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 108–81 | Defense |
| 5,057 | Feb 3, 2002 | Washington Wizards beat Indiana Pacers 109–89 | Title change |
| 5,149 | Jan 4, 2003 | Washington Wizards beat Indiana Pacers 107–104 | Defense |
| 5,525 | Nov 8, 2006 | Washington Wizards beat Indiana Pacers 117–91 | Title change |
| 6,085 | Apr 4, 2012 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 109–96 | Defense |
| 6,153 | Jan 2, 2013 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 89–81 | Defense |
| 6,549 | Dec 19, 2016 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 107–105 | Title change |
| 6,791 | Feb 23, 2019 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 119–112 | Defense |
| 7,249 | Jan 10, 2024 | Indiana Pacers beat Washington Wizards 112–104 | Defense |