Belt game 5,032 · December 8, 2001
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 87–84 at home to start reign 2,216 of the NBA belt, the 76th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since December 2, 2001, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 11, 2001.
2,216Reign number
76Team's reign
0Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 45 | 27 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10-24 | 7-10 | 0-0 |
| Paul Pierce | 36 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-15 | 2-5 | 2-2 |
| Eric Williams | 19 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 6-11 |
| Kenny Anderson | 22 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Joe Johnson | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Milt Palacio | 25 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0-2 |
| Tony Battie | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Erick Strickland | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Walter McCarty | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Miller | 33 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 10-10 |
| Greg Anthony | 30 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4-12 | 3-4 | 3-4 |
| Marcus Fizer | 29 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4-13 | 0-1 | 5-8 |
| Kevin Ollie | 18 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Trenton Hassell | 36 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 0-3 | 3-4 |
| Ron Mercer | 39 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5-16 | 0-1 | 1-2 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 19 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 3-3 |
| Eddy Curry | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | 27 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| A.J. Guyton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dalibor Bagaric | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tyson Chandler | — | 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).