Belt game 2,447 · January 11, 1975
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Golden State Warriors 114–105 on the road to start reign 1,071 of the NBA belt, the 23rd for the franchise.
Golden State Warriors had held it since December 30, 1974, with 4 defenses over 12 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 17, 1975.
1,071Reign number
23Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Barry | 45 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 19-43 | — | 2-2 |
| Butch Beard | 27 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | — | 4-5 |
| Derrek Dickey | 32 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | — | 2-2 |
| Clifford Ray | 30 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 3-6 |
| Phil Smith | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | — | 2-2 |
| Jamaal Wilkes | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-10 | — | 1-1 |
| Charles Dudley | 16 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Charlie Johnson | 16 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-1 |
| Jeff Mullins | 17 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | — | 1-1 |
| George Johnson | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Love | 46 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14-25 | — | 3-4 |
| Norm Van Lier | 42 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 8-17 | — | 10-11 |
| Chet Walker | 34 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 6-6 |
| Jerry Sloan | 39 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7-14 | — | 5-6 |
| Matt Guokas | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 32 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-5 | — | 4-7 |
| John Block | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-2 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 16 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Rowland Garrett | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).