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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave DeBusschere | 41 | 22 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11-18 | — | 0-3 |
| Walt Frazier | 45 | 21 | 7 | 10 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 5-6 |
| Willis Reed | 45 | 20 | 13 | 3 | — | — | 7-13 | — | 6-8 |
| Cazzie Russell | 40 | 18 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9-19 | — | 0-0 |
| Dick Barnett | 39 | 11 | 1 | 10 | — | — | 5-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Stallworth | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 2-9 | — | 0-1 |
| Mike Riordan | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Phil Jackson | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 39 | 24 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 8-9 |
| Bob Love | 48 | 23 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 8-18 | — | 7-7 |
| Bob Weiss | 42 | 21 | 3 | 11 | — | — | 7-16 | — | 7-8 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 34 | 12 | 22 | 1 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 0-1 |
| Jerry Sloan | 39 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 4-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Jim Fox | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Johnny Baum | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-5 |
| Jimmy Collins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Matt Guokas | 13 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).