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Belt game 2,051 · October 17, 1970

Chicago Bulls take the belt

Chicago Bulls beat New York Knicks 99–96 on the road to start reign 921 of the NBA belt, the 10th for the franchise.

New York Knicks had held it since May 8, 1970, with 2 defenses over 162 days.

Chicago Bulls held it for 14 days and 3 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on October 31, 1970.

921Reign number
10Team's reign
3Defenses
14Days held
Box score

New York Knicks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Dave DeBusschere412250——11-18—0-3
Walt Frazier4521710——8-20—5-6
Willis Reed4520133——7-13—6-8
Cazzie Russell401892——9-19—0-0
Dick Barnett3911110——5-11—1-2
Dave Stallworth15430——2-9—0-1
Mike Riordan12021——0-2—0-0
Phil Jackson3010——0-1—0-0

Chicago Bulls

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Chet Walker392441——8-18—8-9
Bob Love4823152——8-18—7-7
Bob Weiss4221311——7-16—7-8
Tom Boerwinkle3412221——6-12—0-1
Jerry Sloan391151——4-12—3-3
Jim Fox14450——2-6—0-0
Johnny Baum9430——1-4—2-5
Jimmy Collins2000——0-1—0-0
Matt Guokas13012——0-3—0-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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