Belt game 5,670 · February 22, 2008
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Denver Nuggets 135–121 at home to start reign 2,488 of the NBA belt, the 81st for the franchise.
Denver Nuggets had held it since February 19, 2008, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 2 days and 0 defenses, then lost it to Houston Rockets on February 24, 2008.
2,488Reign number
81Team's reign
0Defenses
2Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon | 33 | 37 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12-18 | 6-10 | 7-8 |
| Andres Nocioni | 26 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 2-3 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 33 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 36 | 16 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7-13 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 20 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Joakim Noah | 38 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Luol Deng | 20 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Aaron Gray | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Chris Duhon | 17 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Demetris Nichols | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Shannon Brown | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JamesOn Curry | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Drew Gooden | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Larry Hughes | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JR Smith | 33 | 43 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-25 | 8-14 | 5-8 |
| Allen Iverson | 43 | 29 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 10-17 | 0-3 | 9-11 |
| Carmelo Anthony | 38 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-20 | 1-4 | 7-7 |
| Marcus Camby | 39 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8-12 | 1-2 | 2-4 |
| Kenyon Martin | 28 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Eduardo Najera | 23 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Linas Kleiza | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| Steven Hunter | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Yakhouba Diawara | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Anthony Carter | 13 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nene Hilario | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Taurean Green | — | 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).