Belt game 4,655 · June 11, 1997 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 90–88 on the road to start reign 2,050 of the NBA belt, the 73rd for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since June 6, 1997, with 1 defense over 5 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 142 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Boston Celtics on October 31, 1997.
2,050Reign number
73Team's reign
1Defenses
142Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 44 | 38 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13-27 | 2-5 | 10-12 |
| Scottie Pippen | 45 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-17 | 0-3 | 7-9 |
| Luc Longley | 26 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Toni Kukoc | 23 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| Bison Dele | 23 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Ron Harper | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 22 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Robert Parish | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Caffey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 33 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-17 | 0-1 | 5-9 |
| John Stockton | 36 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Greg Ostertag | 34 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Bryon Russell | 40 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 28 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-11 | 1-4 | 2-3 |
| Greg Foster | 16 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 6-6 |
| Antoine Carr | 10 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shandon Anderson | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 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).