Belt game 4,501 · February 20, 1996
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Cleveland Cavaliers 102–76 at home to start reign 2,001 of the NBA belt, the 65th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since February 15, 1996, with 2 defenses over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Miami Heat on February 23, 1996.
2,001Reign number
65Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Harper | 39 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 10-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Toni Kukoc | 21 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 3-4 |
| Scottie Pippen | 37 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 1-2 |
| Michael Jordan | 35 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Luc Longley | 26 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Dennis Rodman | 34 | 9 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Steve Kerr | 18 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Dickey Simpkins | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Randy Brown | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jud Buechler | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 34 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-5 | 4-5 |
| Danny Ferry | 30 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mills | 32 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Tyrone Hill | 20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Majerle | 32 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-5 | 2-2 |
| Bob Sura | 15 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Bobby Phills | 29 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| John Crotty | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Michael Cage | 23 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Antonio Lang | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Harold Miner | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Donny Marshall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).