Belt game 3,910 · March 13, 1990
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat New York Knicks 111–108 on the road to start reign 1,746 of the NBA belt, the 49th for the franchise.
New York Knicks had held it since March 11, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on March 16, 1990.
1,746Reign number
49Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
New York Knicks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Ewing | 41 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12-19 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Gerald Wilkins | 38 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-17 | 2-5 | 4-6 |
| Johnny Newman | 34 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Trent Tucker | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Maurice Cheeks | 24 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kiki Vandeweghe | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Charles Oakley | 41 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddielee Wilkins | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Mark Jackson | 24 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stuart Gray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 42 | 34 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11-19 | 1-3 | 11-12 |
| Scottie Pippen | 42 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 7-13 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| John Paxson | 34 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Cartwright | 33 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Will Perdue | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Craig Hodges | 18 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Horace Grant | 33 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 20 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).