Belt game 4,543 · May 19, 1996 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Orlando Magic 121–83 at home to start reign 2,015 of the NBA belt, the 68th for the franchise.
Orlando Magic had held it since May 15, 1996, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 24 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on June 12, 1996.
2,015Reign number
68Team's reign
6Defenses
24Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 37 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Scottie Pippen | 35 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7-20 | 1-7 | 3-4 |
| Luc Longley | 13 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 17 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 32 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Toni Kukoc | 32 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| John Salley | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Ron Harper | 30 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 15 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Orlando Magic
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anfernee Hardaway | 40 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15-21 | 4-6 | 4-7 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 40 | 27 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 13-21 | 0-0 | 1-7 |
| Brian Shaw | 28 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bowie | 19 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Donald Royal | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Brooks Thompson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nick Anderson | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 2-6 |
| Joe Wolf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Jon Koncak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Horace Grant | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bonner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Scott | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).