Belt game 4,137 · April 5, 1992
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 97–86 at home to start reign 1,849 of the NBA belt, the 226th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since March 28, 1992, with 3 defenses over 8 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 27 days and 10 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on May 2, 1992.
1,849Reign number
226Team's reign
10Defenses
27Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12-28 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Scottie Pippen | 43 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9-23 | 0-1 | 4-7 |
| Horace Grant | 38 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-5 |
| John Paxson | 25 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 30 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Bill Cartwright | 25 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Will Perdue | 16 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Cliff Levingston | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Williams | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Lewis | 38 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Kevin McHale | 31 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Robert Parish | 33 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Dee Brown | 26 | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Gamble | 36 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Bagley | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Rick Fox | 23 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ed Pinckney | 31 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).