Belt game 6,579 · February 16, 2017
Chicago Bulls take the belt
Chicago Bulls beat Boston Celtics 104–103 at home to start reign 2,838 of the NBA belt, the 98th for the franchise.
Boston Celtics had held it since February 15, 2017, with 0 defenses over 1 day.
Chicago Bulls held it for 12 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Denver Nuggets on February 28, 2017.
2,838Reign number
98Team's reign
2Defenses
12Days held
Box score
Chicago Bulls
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | 40 | 29 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 2-5 | 9-9 |
| Bobby Portis | 25 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-13 | 1-4 | 2-2 |
| Robin Lopez | 26 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Taj Gibson | 28 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Doug McDermott | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-12 | 1-6 | 2-2 |
| Jerian Grant | 27 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 2-7 | 2-2 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Rajon Rondo | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Denzel Valentine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Canaan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Mirotic | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Zipser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Boston Celtics
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Thomas | 34 | 29 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8-18 | 4-9 | 9-9 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 32 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 2-3 |
| Terry Rozier | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 2-2 |
| Amir Johnson | 16 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Al Horford | 27 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 |
| Jae Crowder | 33 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 1-2 |
| Gerald Green | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| James Young | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Smart | 32 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 |
| Tyler Zeller | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jonas Jerebko | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Mickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Demetrius Jackson | — | 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).