Belt game 3,868 · December 5, 1989
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 119–99 at home to start reign 1,730 of the NBA belt, the 48th for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since November 21, 1989, with 5 defenses over 14 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Indiana Pacers on December 8, 1989.
1,730Reign number
48Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 33 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 15-27 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| Horace Grant | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Scottie Pippen | 35 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bill Cartwright | 25 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Stacey King | 23 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Craig Hodges | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 27 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| John Paxson | 17 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jack Haley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Adams | 32 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Alex English | 26 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Lafayette Lever | 32 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Blair Rasmussen | 28 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Walter Davis | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-14 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Todd Lichti | 16 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jerome Lane | 23 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tim Kempton | 21 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Hanzlik | 22 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| T.R. Dunn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Hughes | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).