Belt game 4,550 · June 12, 1996 · playoffs
Seattle SuperSonics take the belt
Seattle SuperSonics beat Chicago Bulls 107–86 at home to start reign 2,016 of the NBA belt, the 46th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since May 19, 1996, with 6 defenses over 24 days.
Seattle SuperSonics held it for 4 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on June 16, 1996.
2,016Reign number
46Team's reign
1Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 41 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-19 | 0-2 | 11-13 |
| Toni Kukoc | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 25 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4-17 | 1-8 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 41 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 22 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Salley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 33 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12-17 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Gary Payton | 44 | 21 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7-15 | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 37 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Sam Perkins | 33 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Detlef Schrempf | 42 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Nate McMillan | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| David Wingate | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Eric Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Scheffler | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Brickowski | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).