Belt game 3,610 · December 27, 1986
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Indiana Pacers 105–93 at home to start reign 1,614 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Indiana Pacers had held it since December 23, 1986, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Golden State Warriors on December 30, 1986.
1,614Reign number
45Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Person | 46 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8-20 | 0-1 | 7-10 |
| Steve Stipanovich | 40 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Vern Fleming | 31 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| John Long | 27 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Wayman Tisdale | 38 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Walker Russell | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Greg Dreiling | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Clint Richardson | 24 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 36 | 44 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 20-29 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Earl Cureton | 21 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| John Paxson | 34 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Dave Corzine | 27 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Mike Brown | 14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Elston Turner | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Gene Banks | 20 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Steve Colter | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 37 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Granville Waiters | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Myers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).