Belt game 3,032 · January 29, 1981
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 108–85 at home to start reign 1,367 of the NBA belt, the 39th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since January 28, 1981, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 8 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on February 6, 1981.
1,367Reign number
39Team's reign
1Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Parish | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Nate Archibald | 33 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 9-9 |
| Rick Robey | 26 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Larry Bird | 19 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| M.L. Carr | 22 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Kevin McHale | 20 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 38 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Terry Duerod | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Ford | 19 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 21 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eric Fernsten | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Theus | 38 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Artis Gilmore | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Ricky Sobers | 24 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Bob Wilkerson | 31 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Kenon | 16 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dwight Jones | 22 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| David Greenwood | 28 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Scott May | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| James Wilkes | 22 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Coby Dietrick | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sam Worthen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).