Belt game 3,869 · December 8, 1989
Indiana Pacers take the belt
Indiana Pacers beat Chicago Bulls 106–104 at home to start reign 1,731 of the NBA belt, the 21st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since December 5, 1989, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Indiana Pacers held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on December 9, 1989.
1,731Reign number
21Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 46 | 36 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14-25 | 1-3 | 7-9 |
| Horace Grant | 38 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9-17 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 31 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| John Paxson | 40 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Bill Cartwright | 38 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Charlie Davis | 19 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller | 36 | 22 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 2-4 | 6-8 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 31 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-12 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Vern Fleming | 37 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Chuck Person | 33 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 4-6 |
| Rik Smits | 25 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mike Sanders | 23 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| LaSalle Thompson | 35 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Rickey Green | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Dreiling | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Wittman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).