Belt game 3,944 · May 30, 1990 · playoffs
Detroit Pistons take the belt
Detroit Pistons beat Chicago Bulls 97–83 at home to start reign 1,765 of the NBA belt, the 106th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since May 26, 1990, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Detroit Pistons held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on June 1, 1990.
1,765Reign number
106Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7-19 | 1-4 | 7-9 |
| Scottie Pippen | 45 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5-20 | 2-8 | 7-7 |
| Horace Grant | 39 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Bill Cartwright | 31 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| John Paxson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Craig Hodges | 14 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Nealy | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dumars | 38 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 6-9 |
| Mark Aguirre | 21 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 29 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| James Edwards | 32 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| John Salley | 35 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 29 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isiah Thomas | 29 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 27 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).