Belt game 3,592 · November 12, 1986
Washington Bullets take the belt
Washington Bullets beat Chicago Bulls 101–99 at home to start reign 1,606 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since November 11, 1986, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Washington Bullets held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to New York Knicks on November 15, 1986.
1,606Reign number
71Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9-25 | 0-1 | 10-12 |
| Charles Oakley | 42 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Earl Cureton | 36 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dave Corzine | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Colter | 24 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Paxson | 22 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Elston Turner | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Sellers | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Granville Waiters | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Washington Bullets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses Malone | 37 | 33 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 15-15 |
| Jeff Malone | 39 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13-26 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Frank Johnson | 43 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Terry Catledge | 28 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mike O'Koren | 18 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Manute Bol | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Darwin Cook | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Charles Jones | 23 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dan Roundfield | 16 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).