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
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 |
| Ron Harper | 23 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Toni Kukoc | 23 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 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 |
| Jason Caffey | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Dennis Rodman | 37 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| 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 |
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 |
| Malik Rose | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| George Zidek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tom Chambers | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rafael Addison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Goldwire | — | 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).