Belt game 5,147 · December 31, 2002
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Portland Trail Blazers 102–87 at home to start reign 2,260 of the NBA belt, the 78th for the franchise.
Portland Trail Blazers had held it since December 27, 2002, with 2 defenses over 4 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Washington Wizards on January 2, 2003.
2,260Reign number
78Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Rose | 45 | 32 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10-23 | 2-4 | 10-12 |
| Tyson Chandler | 34 | 27 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 0-0 | 9-10 |
| Donyell Marshall | 19 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Fizer | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jay Williams | 29 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3-9 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Fred Hoiberg | 21 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 |
| Trenton Hassell | 35 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 1-2 | 2-2 |
| Eddie Robinson | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Jamal Crawford | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eddy Curry | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Lonny Baxter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Corie Blount | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Portland Trail Blazers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scottie Pippen | 28 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| Bonzi Wells | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5-11 | 0-1 | 4-6 |
| Rasheed Wallace | 32 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-14 | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Ruben Patterson | 24 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Derek Anderson | 31 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 6-8 |
| Zach Randolph | 23 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Arvydas Sabonis | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Dale Davis | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Jeff McInnis | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Damon Stoudamire | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Qyntel Woods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Antonio Daniels | 2 | 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).