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
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 39 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17-32 | 0-6 | 10-12 |
| Scottie Pippen | 43 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 3-7 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 29 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Toni Kukoc | 19 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 2-3 |
| Dennis Rodman | 35 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 36 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14-28 | 0-0 | 8-10 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 26 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 8-8 |
| Bryon Russell | 33 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-9 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| John Stockton | 40 | 12 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Shandon Anderson | 22 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Adam Keefe | 17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Chris Morris | 17 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jamie Watson | — | 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).