Belt game 3,415 · December 22, 1984
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 110–85 at home to start reign 1,531 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 21, 1984, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 7 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on December 29, 1984.
1,531Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 35 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 12-18 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 31 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Steve Johnson | 18 | 18 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Quintin Dailey | 25 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Matthews | 23 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rod Higgins | 17 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| David Greenwood | 30 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Dave Corzine | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Sidney Green | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Caldwell Jones | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ennis Whatley | 10 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jawann Oldham | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Ainge | 28 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7-17 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Scott Wedman | 26 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Cedric Maxwell | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Larry Bird | 32 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Robert Parish | 32 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Carlos Clark | 22 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Greg Kite | 18 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| M.L. Carr | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Quinn Buckner | 20 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rick Carlisle | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).