Belt game 4,587 · January 6, 1997
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 102–89 at home to start reign 2,025 of the NBA belt, the 70th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since January 4, 1997, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 13 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on January 19, 1997.
2,025Reign number
70Team's reign
5Defenses
13Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen | 42 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-15 | 2-5 | 6-8 |
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8-20 | 2-3 | 5-6 |
| Toni Kukoc | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 2-6 | 1-2 |
| Ron Harper | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-6 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 26 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 34 | 6 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Randy Brown | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 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 | 38 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| John Stockton | 40 | 18 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 7-11 | 1-2 | 3-3 |
| Chris Morris | 24 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Greg Ostertag | 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jamie Watson | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Howard Eisley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-12 | 0-5 | 1-2 |
| Adam Keefe | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ruben Nembhard | — | 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).