Belt game 5,725 · November 7, 2008
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Phoenix Suns 100–83 at home to start reign 2,512 of the NBA belt, the 82nd for the franchise.
Phoenix Suns had held it since November 5, 2008, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 1 day and 0 defenses, then lost it to Cleveland Cavaliers on November 8, 2008.
2,512Reign number
82Team's reign
0Defenses
1Days held
Box score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 34 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 16-18 |
| Robin Lopez | 30 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Boris Diaw | 28 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Raja Bell | 29 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 1-2 |
| Lou Amundson | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Steve Nash | 24 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Goran Dragic | 23 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Grant Hill | 21 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 16 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| Sean Singletary | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Gordon | 32 | 23 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8-13 | 4-8 | 3-4 |
| Derrick Rose | 40 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8-11 | 1-2 | 1-2 |
| Tyrus Thomas | 26 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Luol Deng | 30 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Drew Gooden | 22 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Joakim Noah | 30 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 3-8 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 15 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Thabo Sefolosha | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Demetris Nichols | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Aaron Gray | 14 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Andres Nocioni | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Cedric Simmons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).