Belt game 2,332 · October 21, 1973
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Capital Bullets 107–99 on the road to start reign 1,023 of the NBA belt, the 19th for the franchise.
Capital Bullets had held it since October 20, 1973, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 23 days and 8 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on November 13, 1973.
1,023Reign number
19Team's reign
8Defenses
23Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 35 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | — | 12-14 |
| Bob Love | 42 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8-24 | — | 5-7 |
| Jerry Sloan | 45 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-4 |
| Bob Weiss | 21 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 3-3 |
| Norm Van Lier | 27 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | — | 9-10 |
| Howard Porter | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Clifford Ray | 28 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | — | 0-2 |
| Rick Adelman | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Dennis Awtrey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 13 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | — | 0-0 |
Capital Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Chenier | 47 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-26 | — | 9-13 |
| Mike Riordan | 48 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 8-8 |
| Elvin Hayes | 47 | 16 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-16 | — | 4-4 |
| Walt Wesley | 24 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-12 | — | 2-2 |
| Kevin Porter | 19 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | — | 1-2 |
| Louie Nelson | 21 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 2-2 |
| Emanuel Leaks | 25 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 1-2 |
| Dave Stallworth | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).