Belt game 6,037 · January 3, 2012
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Atlanta Hawks 76–74 at home to start reign 2,629 of the NBA belt, the 91st for the franchise.
Atlanta Hawks had held it since January 2, 2012, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Bulls held it for 4 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Atlanta Hawks on January 7, 2012.
2,629Reign number
91Team's reign
2Defenses
4Days held
Box score
Atlanta Hawks
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Horford | 40 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Josh Smith | 35 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Marvin Williams | 32 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 4-7 |
| Joe Johnson | 40 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3-17 | 2-9 | 2-2 |
| Jeff Teague | 34 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 3-6 |
| Willie Green | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Vladimir Radmanovic | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Jannero Pargo | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Tracy McGrady | 15 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerry Stackhouse | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Zaza Pachulia | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ivan Johnson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jason Collins | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Rose | 43 | 30 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8-22 | 3-8 | 11-13 |
| Luol Deng | 43 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 6-8 |
| Carlos Boozer | 27 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Taj Gibson | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ronnie Brewer | 22 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Kyle Korver | 28 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 0-1 |
| Joakim Noah | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Omer Asik | 28 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Richard Hamilton | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| C.J. Watson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Brian Scalabrine | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| John Lucas III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jimmy Butler | 0 | 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).