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Belt game 4,565 · November 23, 1996

Utah Jazz take the belt

Utah Jazz beat Chicago Bulls 105–100 at home to start reign 2,018 of the NBA belt, the 35th for the franchise.

Chicago Bulls had held it since June 16, 1996, with 12 defenses over 160 days.

Utah Jazz held it for 19 days and 9 defenses, then lost it to Phoenix Suns on December 12, 1996.

2,018Reign number
35Team's reign
9Defenses
19Days held
Box score

Chicago Bulls

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Michael Jordan3944642117-320-610-12
Scottie Pippen431663106-132-42-2
Steve Kerr271111104-83-70-0
Ron Harper28943013-73-50-0
Luc Longley29883012-100-04-4
Toni Kukoc19820003-70-22-3
Dennis Rodman352101001-20-00-0
Jason Caffey5220001-20-00-0
Randy Brown—000000-00-00-0
Bill Wennington9012000-00-00-0
Dickey Simpkins1010000-10-00-0
Jud Buechler0000000-00-00-0

Utah Jazz

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG3PFT
Karl Malone41361553014-280-08-10
Jeff Hornacek261845104-92-48-8
Bryon Russell331740007-92-31-2
John Stockton4012313005-102-30-0
Greg Ostertag30650033-30-00-2
Shandon Anderson22522102-70-01-2
Adam Keefe17530101-20-03-4
Chris Morris17420112-30-10-0
Antoine Carr6200001-30-00-0
Howard Eisley4000000-00-00-0
Jamie Watson—000000-00-00-0

Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).

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