Belt game 3,945 · June 1, 1990 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Detroit Pistons 109–91 at home to start reign 1,766 of the NBA belt, the 52nd for the franchise.
Detroit Pistons had held it since May 30, 1990, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on June 3, 1990.
1,766Reign number
52Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11-20 | 1-4 | 6-6 |
| Scottie Pippen | 45 | 19 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Craig Hodges | 26 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 4-4 | 1-2 |
| Horace Grant | 42 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 16 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 8-8 |
| Bill Cartwright | 20 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| John Paxson | 22 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Will Perdue | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ed Nealy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Detroit Pistons
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Dumars | 37 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Isiah Thomas | 42 | 15 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5-17 | 0-4 | 5-6 |
| James Edwards | 23 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 6-8 |
| Bill Laimbeer | 28 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| John Salley | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Dennis Rodman | 31 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Mark Aguirre | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Vinnie Johnson | 25 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-10 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Gerald Henderson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| William Bedford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).