Belt game 6,344 · December 25, 2014
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Los Angeles Lakers 113–93 at home to start reign 2,757 of the NBA belt, the 96th for the franchise.
Los Angeles Lakers had held it since December 23, 2014, with 0 defenses over 2 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Brooklyn Nets on December 30, 2014.
2,757Reign number
96Team's reign
2Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau Gasol | 33 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9-14 | 1-1 | 4-6 |
| Jimmy Butler | 42 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7-12 | 1-3 | 6-6 |
| Derrick Rose | 31 | 20 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 4-4 |
| Aaron Brooks | 28 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 14 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-7 | 2-2 |
| Taj Gibson | 19 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 3-7 |
| Mike Dunleavy | 21 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| Joakim Noah | 27 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| E'Twaun Moore | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Snell | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nazr Mohammed | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Cameron Bairstow | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Los Angeles Lakers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Johnson | 33 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 |
| Jordan Hill | 31 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6-16 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Carlos Boozer | 17 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Ed Davis | 32 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 3-6 |
| Wayne Ellington | 34 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 1-3 | 1-1 |
| Ronnie Price | 29 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Jeremy Lin | 18 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Nick Young | 16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Robert Sacre | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Clarkson | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Ryan Kelly | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kobe Bryant | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Xavier Henry | — | 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).