Belt game 2,490 · April 1, 1975
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Buffalo Braves 98–93 on the road to start reign 1,091 of the NBA belt, the 27th for the franchise.
Buffalo Braves had held it since March 26, 1975, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on April 2, 1975.
1,091Reign number
27Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Buffalo Braves
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob McAdoo | 43 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14-34 | — | 8-9 |
| Jim McMillian | 32 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | — | 4-4 |
| Randy Smith | 38 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | — | 2-2 |
| Garfield Heard | 35 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Ken Charles | 21 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | — | 0-0 |
| Jack Marin | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Lee Winfield | 27 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | — | 0-0 |
| Bob Weiss | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Dale Schlueter | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Jim Washington | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | — | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chet Walker | 31 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-14 | — | 6-7 |
| Rowland Garrett | 28 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | — | 2-2 |
| Bob Love | 34 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-17 | — | 4-7 |
| Norm Van Lier | 44 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-13 | — | 3-4 |
| Tom Boerwinkle | 41 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | — | 4-4 |
| Jerry Sloan | 33 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | — | 2-4 |
| Matt Guokas | 19 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | — | 1-3 |
| John Block | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | — | 0-0 |
| Mickey Johnson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | — | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).