Belt game 4,762 · February 5, 1999
Utah Jazz take the belt
Utah Jazz beat Chicago Bulls 104–96 at home to start reign 2,103 of the NBA belt, the 45th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since June 14, 1998, with 0 defenses over 236 days.
Utah Jazz held it for 11 days and 5 defenses, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on February 16, 1999.
2,103Reign number
45Team's reign
5Defenses
11Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toni Kukoc | 35 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-23 | 1-2 | 7-12 |
| Ron Harper | 41 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6-18 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Brent Barry | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Kornel David | 12 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mark Bryant | 28 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Dickey Simpkins | 22 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Bill Wennington | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cory Carr | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andrew Lang | 23 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mario Bennett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Rusty LaRue | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Corey Benjamin | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Keith Booth | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Randy Brown | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Utah Jazz
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl Malone | 39 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 9-11 |
| Jeff Hornacek | 29 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 7-7 |
| Shandon Anderson | 22 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 4-5 |
| Bryon Russell | 26 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 1-2 | 4-5 |
| John Stockton | 30 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Howard Eisley | 17 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Adam Keefe | 13 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Anthony Avent | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Greg Ostertag | 22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Thurl Bailey | 18 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Todd Fuller | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Chris King | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jacque Vaughn | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greg Foster | — | 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).