Belt game 4,602 · February 11, 1997
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Charlotte Hornets 103–100 at home to start reign 2,031 of the NBA belt, the 71st for the franchise.
Charlotte Hornets had held it since February 2, 1997, with 2 defenses over 9 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 16 days and 6 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on February 27, 1997.
2,031Reign number
71Team's reign
6Defenses
16Days held
Box score
Charlotte Hornets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Rice | 46 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9-17 | 1-2 | 13-13 |
| Dell Curry | 35 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-7 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Mason | 39 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7-13 | 1-1 | 3-3 |
| Vlade Divac | 39 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Muggsy Bogues | 27 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Tony Smith | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Malik Rose | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Goldwire | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Zidek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Addison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 41 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16-24 | 1-2 | 10-14 |
| Luc Longley | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Toni Kukoc | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 28 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 33 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 37 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Jason Caffey | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | — | 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).