Belt game 4,609 · February 27, 1997
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Chicago Bulls 73–70 at home to start reign 2,032 of the NBA belt, the 38th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since February 11, 1997, with 6 defenses over 16 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to New York Knicks on March 2, 1997.
2,032Reign number
38Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 43 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-25 | 0-3 | 9-9 |
| Dennis Rodman | 39 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Scottie Pippen | 42 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-4 | 4-6 |
| Luc Longley | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Toni Kukoc | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 |
| Steve Kerr | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrell Brandon | 39 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-4 | 5-5 |
| Bobby Phills | 44 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 31 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Danny Ferry | 43 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Chris Mills | 46 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Mark West | 15 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Donny Marshall | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bob Sura | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Shawnelle Scott | — | 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).