Belt game 4,757 · June 5, 1998 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 93–88 on the road to start reign 2,100 of the NBA belt, the 74th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since May 16, 1998, with 4 defenses over 20 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 7 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on June 12, 1998.
2,100Reign number
74Team's reign
2Defenses
7Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Hornacek | 32 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 4-4 |
| Karl Malone | 38 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Shandon Anderson | 23 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 4-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 36 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 |
| John Stockton | 30 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 24 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Chris Morris | 14 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antoine Carr | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 40 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14-33 | 0-2 | 9-10 |
| Scottie Pippen | 41 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7-13 | 0-1 | 7-7 |
| Toni Kukoc | 42 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-16 | 1-6 | 0-2 |
| Steve Kerr | 26 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 4-4 |
| Scott Burrell | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 27 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ron Harper | 24 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Bill Wennington | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 1 | 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).