Belt game 4,657 · October 31, 1997
Boston Celtics take the belt
Boston Celtics beat Chicago Bulls 92–85 at home to start reign 2,051 of the NBA belt, the 233rd for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since June 11, 1997, with 1 defense over 142 days.
Boston Celtics held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Orlando Magic on November 2, 1997.
2,051Reign number
233Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 42 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7-23 | 0-0 | 16-21 |
| Jason Caffey | 26 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-13 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Toni Kukoc | 35 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 24 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Burrell | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 27 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Joe Kleine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 39 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13-26 | 2-6 | 3-5 |
| Chauncey Billups | 16 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Ron Mercer | 29 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Walter McCarty | 20 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Bruce Bowen | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Travis Knight | 34 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dana Barros | 31 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Andrew DeClercq | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dee Brown | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| John Thomas | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dontae' Jones | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Pervis Ellison | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).