Belt game 2,103 · February 5, 1971
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Philadelphia 76ers 114–102 at home to start reign 940 of the NBA belt, the 13th for the franchise.
Philadelphia 76ers had held it since February 2, 1971, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on February 7, 1971.
940Reign number
13Team's reign
1Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 45 | 37 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 14-26 | — | 9-9 |
| Chet Walker | 37 | 29 | 10 | 3 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 5-8 |
| Matt Guokas | 43 | 22 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 9-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Jerry Sloan | 41 | 10 | 11 | 6 | — | — | 5-14 | — | 0-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 26 | 10 | 18 | 8 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Weiss | 21 | 4 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 0-2 | — | 4-5 |
| Jim King | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Fox | 22 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Philadelphia 76ers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archie Clark | 45 | 30 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 12-23 | — | 6-8 |
| Jim Washington | 38 | 21 | 20 | 5 | — | — | 8-15 | — | 5-6 |
| Billy Cunningham | 38 | 14 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 4-5 |
| Hal Greer | 39 | 13 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 1-1 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 28 | 8 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 3-9 | — | 2-2 |
| Freddie Crawford | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2-5 | — | 2-5 |
| Wali Jones | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bailey Howell | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucious Jackson | 18 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Fred Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).