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Belt game 2,264 · December 30, 1972

Chicago Bulls take the belt

Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks 99–92 at home to start reign 996 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.

Milwaukee Bucks had held it since December 29, 1972, with 0 defenses over 1 days.

Chicago Bulls held it for 6 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 5, 1973.

996Reign number
16Team's reign
2Defenses
6Days held
Box score

Milwaukee Bucks

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Lucius Allen02600————6-7
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar024180——8-19—8-11
Bob Dandridge01800————2-4
Terry Driscoll01100————3-3
Oscar Robertson24700————3-4
Jon McGlocklin0600————0-0
Chuck Terry0000——0-0—0-0
Dick Cunningham0000——0-0—0-0
Curtis Perry0000——0-0—0-0
Edward Davis0000——0-0—0-0

Chicago Bulls

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Bob Love02800————8-8
Chet Walker01700————1-1
Norm Van Lier01400————4-6
Jerry Sloan01300————1-2
Garfield Heard01200————0-1
Clifford Ray0900————1-2
Dennis Awtrey0400————0-0
Bob Weiss0200————0-0

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

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