Belt game 5,907 · April 25, 2010 · playoffs
Cleveland Cavaliers take the belt
Cleveland Cavaliers beat Chicago Bulls 121–98 on the road to start reign 2,579 of the NBA belt, the 57th for the franchise.
Chicago Bulls had held it since April 22, 2010, with 0 defenses over 3 days.
Cleveland Cavaliers held it for 8 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Boston Celtics on May 3, 2010.
2,579Reign number
57Team's reign
2Defenses
8Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joakim Noah | 36 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 7-8 |
| Derrick Rose | 40 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9-20 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Luol Deng | 35 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-17 | 0-3 | 2-2 |
| Flip Murray | 20 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 4-4 |
| Kirk Hinrich | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-13 | 2-3 | 2-2 |
| Brad Miller | 19 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-3 |
| Taj Gibson | 21 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Hakim Warrick | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Jannero Pargo | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Devin Brown | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| James Johnson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Chris Richard | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 37 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 11-17 | 6-9 | 9-10 |
| Antawn Jamison | 37 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9-16 | 1-3 | 5-7 |
| Mo Williams | 33 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 4-6 |
| Anthony Parker | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-3 |
| JJ Hickson | 17 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Shaquille O'Neal | 17 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Delonte West | 26 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Anderson Varejao | 19 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Jamario Moon | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Daniel Gibson | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jawad Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: Historical NBA Data and Player Box Scores by Eoin Moore (CC0).