Belt game 5,089 · April 8, 2002
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 105–100 at home to start reign 2,236 of the NBA belt, the 77th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since April 7, 2002, with 0 defenses over 1 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Detroit Pistons on April 13, 2002.
2,236Reign number
77Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antoine Walker | 41 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13-28 | 5-12 | 2-3 |
| Paul Pierce | 42 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7-16 | 3-6 | 7-10 |
| Erick Strickland | 25 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-5 | 7-7 |
| Walter McCarty | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| Kenny Anderson | 32 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Battie | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Eric Williams | 26 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| Rodney Rogers | 21 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 2-2 |
| Kedrick Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mark Blount | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Delk | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Fizer | 23 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10-14 | 0-1 | 1-3 |
| Trenton Hassell | 40 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7-8 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| Jamal Crawford | 25 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Eddy Curry | 29 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Jalen Rose | 33 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-17 | 1-7 | 4-4 |
| Travis Best | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Tyson Chandler | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-3 |
| Norman Richardson | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Charles Oakley | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddie Robinson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Dalibor Bagaric | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).