Belt game 4,651 · June 1, 1997 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 84–82 at home to start reign 2,048 of the NBA belt, the 72nd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since May 27, 1997, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Utah Jazz on June 6, 1997.
2,048Reign number
72Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 31 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13-27 | 0-0 | 5-7 |
| Scottie Pippen | 42 | 27 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11-19 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Toni Kukoc | 21 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 28 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 33 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-2 |
| Ron Harper | 29 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 |
| Randy Brown | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jud Buechler | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bison Dele | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10-22 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| John Stockton | 38 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 2-3 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 9 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 40 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-9 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Greg Foster | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Stephen Howard | — | 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).