Belt game 2,473 · February 25, 1975
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat New Orleans Jazz 120–105 on the road to start reign 1,082 of the NBA belt, the 25th for the franchise.
New Orleans Jazz had held it since February 16, 1975, with 4 defenses over 9 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Houston Rockets on February 28, 1975.
1,082Reign number
25Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 34 | 29 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10-20 | — | 9-10 |
| Norm Van Lier | 39 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11-19 | — | 1-2 |
| Bob Love | 36 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-20 | — | 6-9 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 21 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | — | 3-4 |
| Rowland Garrett | 21 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | — | 1-2 |
| Matt Guokas | 22 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | — | 2-3 |
| Jerry Sloan | 31 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Nate Thurmond | 25 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Leon Benbow | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | — | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| Bobby Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
| John Block | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | — | 0-0 |
New Orleans Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nate Williams | 19 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 4-4 |
| Pete Maravich | 42 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | — | 1-3 |
| Aaron James | 23 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | — | 1-2 |
| Mel Counts | 25 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Isaac Stallworth | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Louie Nelson | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 2-2 |
| Otto Moore | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | — | 0-0 |
| Bernie Fryer | 15 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | — | 1-2 |
| Henry Bibby | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | — | 0-1 |
| E.C. Coleman | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | — | 1-3 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).