Belt game 4,760 · June 12, 1998 · playoffs
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Chicago Bulls 83–81 on the road to start reign 2,101 of the NBA belt, the 44th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since June 5, 1998, with 2 defenses over 7 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Chicago Bulls on June 14, 1998.
2,101Reign number
44Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 43 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17-27 | 0-1 | 5-6 |
| Antoine Carr | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 38 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-1 | 5-8 |
| Shandon Anderson | 22 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Stockton | 38 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bryon Russell | 34 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Adam Keefe | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Greg Foster | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Howard Eisley | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Kukoc | 42 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11-13 | 4-6 | 4-7 |
| Michael Jordan | 44 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9-26 | 0-2 | 10-11 |
| Luc Longley | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 45 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2-16 | 0-7 | 2-2 |
| Ron Harper | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Dennis Rodman | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jud Buechler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Burrell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | — | 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).