Belt game 4,014 · March 8, 1991
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 99–89 at home to start reign 1,794 of the NBA belt, the 53rd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since March 3, 1991, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 14 days and 7 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 22, 1991.
1,794Reign number
53Team's reign
7Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 37 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14-29 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 8-10 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Horace Grant | 43 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 4-5 |
| John Paxson | 25 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-12 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Cartwright | 39 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 23 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cliff Levingston | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 44 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8-21 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| Jeff Malone | 36 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| John Stockton | 42 | 17 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 1-1 |
| Thurl Bailey | 38 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Mark Eaton | 40 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Tony Brown | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delaney Rudd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Brown | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andy Toolson | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Darrell Griffith | 1 | 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).