Belt game 4,761 · June 14, 1998 · playoffs
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Utah Jazz 87–86 on the road to start reign 2,102 of the NBA belt, the 75th for the franchise.
Utah Jazz had held it since June 12, 1998, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 236 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Utah Jazz on February 5, 1999.
2,102Reign number
75Team's reign
0Defenses
236Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Jordan | 43 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 15-35 | 3-7 | 12-15 |
| Toni Kukoc | 42 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7-14 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Scottie Pippen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Dennis Rodman | 38 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Jud Buechler | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Bill Wennington | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dickey Simpkins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Burrell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Steve Kerr | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 42 | 31 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11-19 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 36 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-12 | 1-3 | 4-4 |
| John Stockton | 32 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Antoine Carr | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bryon Russell | 37 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 |
| Shandon Anderson | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Howard Eisley | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Adam Keefe | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris Morris | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).