Belt game 3,428 · January 25, 1985
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 93–76 at home to start reign 1,537 of the NBA belt, the 42nd for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since January 23, 1985, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 30, 1985.
1,537Reign number
42Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 37 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 10-10 |
| Steve Johnson | 32 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Dave Corzine | 36 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Quintin Dailey | 30 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Orlando Woolridge | 31 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Green | 16 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ennis Whatley | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jawann Oldham | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Wes Matthews | 16 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Chris Engler | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rod Higgins | 17 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Sikma | 35 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Tom Chambers | 36 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-16 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Tim McCormick | 23 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 32 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-12 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Al Wood | 28 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2-11 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Cory Blackwell | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Frank Brickowski | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ricky Sobers | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Jon Sundvold | 20 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Danny Vranes | 34 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Reggie King | 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).