Belt game 3,926 · April 17, 1990
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 111–105 at home to start reign 1,758 of the NBA belt, the 50th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 15, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on April 20, 1990.
1,758Reign number
50Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin McHale | 43 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13-24 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Reggie Lewis | 37 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Larry Bird | 45 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 9-23 | 2-3 | 3-4 |
| Robert Parish | 35 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jim Paxson | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| John Bagley | 31 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Dennis Johnson | 14 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Michael Smith | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 36 | 35 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13-24 | 2-3 | 7-8 |
| Bill Cartwright | 29 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Stacey King | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Horace Grant | 37 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 19 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| John Paxson | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Will Perdue | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Charlie Davis | 14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 2 | 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).