Belt game 5,998 · March 25, 2011
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Memphis Grizzlies 99–96 at home to start reign 2,612 of the NBA belt, the 86th for the franchise.
Memphis Grizzlies had held it since March 19, 2011, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 3 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Philadelphia 76ers on March 28, 2011.
2,612Reign number
86Team's reign
1Defenses
3Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 37 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-22 | 0-5 | 12-13 |
| Luol Deng | 42 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 3-4 | 4-5 |
| Carlos Boozer | 26 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Omer Asik | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 2-5 |
| Keith Bogans | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Taj Gibson | 15 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Korver | 18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Watson | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3-4 |
| Joakim Noah | 32 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Kurt Thomas | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rasual Butler | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Memphis Grizzlies
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Randolph | 34 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 4-7 |
| Marc Gasol | 31 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Tony Allen | 33 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Mike Conley | 39 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5-16 | 0-4 | 2-4 |
| Leon Powe | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 9-10 |
| Darrell Arthur | 19 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| O.J. Mayo | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-4 | 1-2 |
| Sam Young | 19 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 |
| Shane Battier | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Greivis Vasquez | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Hamed Haddadi | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ish Smith | — | 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).