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
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 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Ostertag | — | 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 |
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 |
| Ron Harper | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Scottie Pippen | 25 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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 |
| Steve Kerr | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Scott Burrell | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luc Longley | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 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).