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 days.
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
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 |
| Demetrius Jackson | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Jordan Mickey | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
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 |
| Cristiano Felicio | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| Michael Carter-Williams | 21 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 |
| Denzel Valentine | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Paul Zipser | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Isaiah Canaan | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rajon Rondo | 20 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Nikola Mirotic | — | 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).