Belt game 1,701 · January 15, 1967
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat New York Knicks 131–116 at home to start reign 770 of the NBA belt, the 1st for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since January 13, 1967, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on January 17, 1967.
770Reign number
1Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Boozer | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-4 |
| Guy Rodgers | 48 | 28 | 0 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 10-11 |
| Erwin Mueller | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4-4 |
| Jerry Sloan | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Don Kojis | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-2 |
| Jim Washington | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Mccoy McLemore | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 2-2 |
| Gerry Ward | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Keith Erickson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| George Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barnett | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13-17 | — | 4-5 |
| Dick Van Arsdale | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Walt Bellamy | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1-3 |
| Howard Komives | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-5 |
| Willis Reed | 0 | 13 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3-3 |
| Cazzie Russell | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-3 |
| Dave Stallworth | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-2 |
| Neil Johnson | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2-5 |
| Henry Akin | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Deutsch | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-1 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).