Belt game 4,159 · May 27, 1992 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Cleveland Cavaliers 112–89 at home to start reign 1,859 of the NBA belt, the 59th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since May 25, 1992, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 9 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Portland Trail Blazers on June 5, 1992.
1,859Reign number
59Team's reign
2Defenses
9Days held
Box score
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Price | 33 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10-17 | 3-5 | 1-1 |
| Mike Sanders | 24 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Craig Ehlo | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Larry Nance | 28 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Danny Ferry | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Hot Rod Williams | 31 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Steve Kerr | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Brad Daugherty | 36 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-10 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Terrell Brandon | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| John Battle | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bobby Phills | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Henry James | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13-28 | 0-0 | 11-12 |
| Scottie Pippen | 32 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-0 | 2-6 |
| Horace Grant | 39 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Cliff Levingston | 18 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 22 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Scott Williams | 23 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Bill Cartwright | 29 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Paxson | 25 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Craig Hodges | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stacey King | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bob Hansen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).