Belt game 3,699 · November 25, 1987
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Milwaukee Bucks 103–101 on the road to start reign 1,658 of the NBA belt, the 47th for the franchise.
Milwaukee Bucks had held it since November 22, 1987, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Dallas Mavericks on November 27, 1987.
1,658Reign number
47Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 33 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13-24 | 0-1 | 7-8 |
| Charles Oakley | 37 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8-15 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Scottie Pippen | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-9 |
| Dave Corzine | 29 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| John Paxson | 32 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Artis Gilmore | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brad Sellers | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-5 |
| Rory Sparrow | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sedale Threatt | 13 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Milwaukee Bucks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Pressey | 47 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-15 | 0-0 | 8-9 |
| John Lucas | 26 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Terry Cummings | 21 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Jack Sikma | 37 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerry Reynolds | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Randy Breuer | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Larry Krystkowiak | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Mokeski | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Stroeder | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rickie Winslow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pace Mannion | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).