Belt game 4,503 · February 23, 1996
Miami Heat take the belt
Miami Heat beat Chicago Bulls 113–104 at home to start reign 2,002 of the NBA belt, the 16th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 20, 1996, with 1 defense over 3 days.
Miami Heat held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on February 28, 1996.
2,002Reign number
16Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 9-21 | 1-4 | 12-13 |
| Steve Kerr | 29 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 3-3 |
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4-18 | 0-5 | 5-6 |
| Toni Kukoc | 18 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-3 |
| Bill Wennington | 13 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Luc Longley | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 28 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Randy Brown | 17 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
Miami Heat
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Chapman | 40 | 39 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12-17 | 9-10 | 6-7 |
| Alonzo Mourning | 41 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-22 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Voshon Lenard | 34 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5-12 | 4-7 | 5-8 |
| Tony Smith | 34 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-4 | 1-1 |
| Jeff Malone | 22 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Keith Askins | 46 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 |
| Kurt Thomas | 16 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dan Schayes | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).