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
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 |
| Nick Anderson | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 2-6 |
| Brooks Thompson | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Wolf | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Horace Grant | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jon Koncak | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Scott | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Bonner | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Ron Harper | 30 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Salley | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| 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 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).