Belt game 3,529 · February 1, 1986
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Houston Rockets 132–122 at home to start reign 1,578 of the NBA belt, the 43rd for the franchise.
Houston Rockets had held it since January 23, 1986, with 3 defenses over 9 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 1 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on February 2, 1986.
1,578Reign number
43Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gervin | 26 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 14-25 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Charles Oakley | 38 | 19 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Gene Banks | 46 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Quintin Dailey | 19 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Dave Corzine | 28 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Jawann Oldham | 20 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kyle Macy | 35 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| John Paxson | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sidney Green | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 39 | 33 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15-25 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| John Lucas | 38 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 5-6 |
| Lewis Lloyd | 22 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Ralph Sampson | 37 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Robert Reid | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 1-4 |
| Allen Leavell | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 2-2 |
| Rodney McCray | 34 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Mitchell Wiggins | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Harris | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Ehlo | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jim Petersen | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).