Belt game 4,070 · November 22, 1991
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 112–109 on the road to start reign 1,820 of the NBA belt, the 55th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since November 15, 1991, with 3 defenses over 7 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 15 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 7, 1991.
1,820Reign number
55Team's reign
6Defenses
15Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Pierce | 39 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13-23 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Derrick McKey | 46 | 29 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 15-15 |
| Benoit Benjamin | 45 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-21 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Gary Payton | 36 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dana Barros | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 17 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Eddie Johnson | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Cage | 45 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Quintin Dailey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rich King | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bart Kofoed | 1 | 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 | 45 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11-26 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Scottie Pippen | 47 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 11-23 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Stacey King | 30 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Horace Grant | 45 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 21 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-5 |
| John Paxson | 33 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 21 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cliff Levingston | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chuck Nevitt | 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).