Belt game 4,184 · December 15, 1992
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets 125–110 at home to start reign 1,870 of the NBA belt, the 62nd for the franchise.
Charlotte Hornets had held it since December 10, 1992, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on December 19, 1992.
1,870Reign number
62Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen | 34 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Michael Jordan | 33 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11-21 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Scott Williams | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Rodney McCray | 25 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Horace Grant | 29 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Bill Cartwright | 21 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| John Paxson | 22 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| B.J. Armstrong | 26 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Stacey King | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Trent Tucker | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Corey Williams | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Will Perdue | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell Curry | 31 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12-18 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Larry Johnson | 41 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 33 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kendall Gill | 29 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 26 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| David Wingate | 18 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Tony Bennett | 20 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Kenny Gattison | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tom Hammonds | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Sidney Green | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Kevin Lynch | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Gminski | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).