Belt game 4,552 · June 16, 1996 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Seattle SuperSonics 87–75 at home to start reign 2,017 of the NBA belt, the 69th for the franchise.
Seattle SuperSonics had held it since June 12, 1996, with 1 defense over 4 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 160 days and 12 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on November 23, 1996.
2,017Reign number
69Team's reign
12Defenses
160Days held
Box score
Seattle SuperSonics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detlef Schrempf | 40 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-17 | 2-5 | 3-4 |
| Gary Payton | 47 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 |
| Shawn Kemp | 40 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Sam Perkins | 32 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3-14 | 0-7 | 1-2 |
| Hersey Hawkins | 41 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| David Wingate | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Scheffler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vincent Askew | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nate McMillan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Eric Snow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Frank Brickowski | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 43 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5-19 | 1-3 | 11-12 |
| Scottie Pippen | 42 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 7-17 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Ron Harper | 38 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-11 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Toni Kukoc | 22 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 38 | 9 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Steve Kerr | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).