Belt game 6,557 · January 4, 2017
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Cleveland Cavaliers 106–94 on the road to start reign 2,831 of the NBA belt, the 97th for the franchise.
Cleveland Cavaliers had held it since December 29, 2016, with 2 defenses over 6 days.
Chicago Bulls held it for 5 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Oklahoma City Thunder on January 9, 2017.
2,831Reign number
97Team's reign
1Defenses
5Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 38 | 20 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7-20 | 3-8 | 3-4 |
| Taj Gibson | 33 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Doug McDermott | 32 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 2-2 |
| Nikola Mirotic | 26 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 1-1 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 27 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6-13 | 0-3 | 1-2 |
| Dwyane Wade | 27 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-4 | 1-2 |
| Robin Lopez | 23 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jerian Grant | 20 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 11 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Bobby Portis | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Zipser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Canaan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Cleveland Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 36 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 12-21 | 1-2 | 6-9 |
| Jordan McRae | 33 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 6-7 |
| Channing Frye | 29 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 |
| Kay Felder | 16 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 3-3 |
| Richard Jefferson | 28 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 1-2 |
| Iman Shumpert | 23 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 2-3 |
| James Jones | 15 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| DeAndre Liggins | 23 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Tristan Thompson | 32 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| JR Smith | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Dunleavy | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kevin Love | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Kyrie Irving | — | 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).