Belt game 4,653 · June 6, 1997 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Chicago Bulls 104–93 at home to start reign 2,049 of the NBA belt, the 41st for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since June 1, 1997, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on June 11, 1997.
2,049Reign number
41Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen | 40 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 7-11 | 6-9 |
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9-22 | 4-10 | 4-5 |
| Bison Dele | 26 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 2-3 |
| Toni Kukoc | 24 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 19 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Ron Harper | 32 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 24 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 41 | 37 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15-29 | 0-0 | 7-10 |
| Greg Foster | 23 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 6-7 |
| John Stockton | 37 | 17 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 7-7 |
| Bryon Russell | 33 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 |
| Chris Morris | 14 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 38 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Howard Eisley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Stephen Howard | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).