Belt game 3,611 · December 30, 1986
Golden State Warriors take the belt
Golden State Warriors beat Chicago Bulls 102–99 on the road to start reign 1,615 of the NBA belt, the 112th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 27, 1986, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Golden State Warriors held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on January 4, 1987.
1,615Reign number
112Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12-27 | 2-3 | 5-7 |
| John Paxson | 27 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9-15 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Gene Banks | 30 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Elston Turner | 23 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Earl Cureton | 26 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Brad Sellers | 12 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charles Oakley | 18 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Brown | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dave Corzine | 28 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Granville Waiters | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pete Myers | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Barry Carroll | 38 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10-19 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Chris Mullin | 38 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Sleepy Floyd | 39 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4-16 | 0-1 | 8-8 |
| Greg Ballard | 31 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rod Higgins | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Whitehead | 16 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Terry Teagle | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Smith | 37 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Perry Moss | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).