Belt game 2,124 · March 9, 1971
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks 110–103 at home to start reign 944 of the NBA belt, the 14th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since February 14, 1971, with 14 defenses over 23 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on March 14, 1971.
944Reign number
14Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 50 | 23 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 7-9 |
| Jerry Sloan | 50 | 21 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 8-17 | — | 5-5 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 42 | 21 | 33 | 4 | — | — | 6-14 | — | 9-12 |
| Chet Walker | 47 | 20 | 7 | 5 | — | — | 8-20 | — | 4-5 |
| Bob Weiss | 25 | 12 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4-8 | — | 4-5 |
| Matt Guokas | 28 | 8 | 0 | 7 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Fox | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 1-3 |
| Johnny Baum | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim King | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 46 | 39 | 17 | 3 | — | — | 18-25 | — | 3-3 |
| Jon McGlocklin | 47 | 20 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 9-11 | — | 2-3 |
| Oscar Robertson | 45 | 20 | 6 | 8 | — | — | 8-19 | — | 4-5 |
| Greg Smith | 37 | 8 | 9 | 2 | — | — | 4-11 | — | 0-0 |
| Lucius Allen | 13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Dandridge | 43 | 5 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 2-11 | — | 1-4 |
| Bob Boozer | 25 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 1-4 | — | 2-2 |
| Dick Cunningham | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 1-1 |
| Jeff Webb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Mccoy McLemore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).