Belt game 2,251 · December 5, 1972
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 130–108 at home to start reign 990 of the NBA belt, the 15th for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since November 28, 1972, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 7, 1972.
990Reign number
15Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 10-21 | — | 6-6 |
| Garfield Heard | 34 | 24 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 11-22 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Love | 24 | 15 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 6-12 | — | 3-3 |
| Jerry Sloan | 36 | 14 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 6-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 17 | 13 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 5-6 |
| Norm Van Lier | 33 | 11 | 6 | 9 | — | — | 5-15 | — | 1-1 |
| Rowland Garrett | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 4-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Clifford Ray | 28 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Howard Porter | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 3-5 |
| Bob Weiss | 21 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Jim King | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | — | — | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Frank Russell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Lanier | 33 | 19 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 7-15 | — | 5-6 |
| John Mengelt | 26 | 14 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Curtis Rowe | 30 | 13 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 4-10 | — | 5-7 |
| Willie Norwood | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 6-7 |
| Chris Ford | 17 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 3-5 |
| Fred Foster | 27 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Dave Bing | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4-14 | — | 0-0 |
| Don Adams | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Davis | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3-5 | — | 1-1 |
| Erwin Mueller | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3-4 | — | 0-0 |
| Stu Lantz | 21 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — | — | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).