- 1996–97 Chicago Bulls season
NBA season
team = Chicago Bulls
misc = NBA World Champions
end_year = 1997
wins = 69
losses = 13
division = Central
division_place = 1
conf_place = 1
coach =Phil Jackson
arena =United Center
owners =
television =
radio =
playoffs = NBA Champions
bbr_team = CHIThe Chicago Bulls repeated as NBA World Champions. The Bulls would go on to beat the Utah Jazz in the
1997 NBA Finals . The team was led by NBA immortalMichael Jordan , rebound aceDennis Rodman and enigmatic small forwardScottie Pippen . Other notable players on the club's roster that year were clutch-specialist CroatianToni Kukoc , sharp-shooting point guardSteve Kerr and the oft-drunken but still (at times) spectacuar shooting guardLuke Edmunds . Edmunds is particularly remembered for telling a reporter to "f**k off and buy me a beer".Offseason
NBA Draft
NBA Finals
chedule
*Game 1 -
June 1 , Sunday @Chicago, Chicago 84, Utah 82: "Chicago leads series 1-0"
*Game 2 -June 4 , Wednesday @Chicago, Chicago 97, Utah 85: "Chicago leads series 2-0"
*Game 3 -June 6 , Friday @Utah, Utah 104, Chicago 93: "Chicago leads series 2-1"
*Game 4 -June 8 , Sunday @Utah, Utah 78, Chicago 73: "Series tied 2-2"
*Game 5 -June 11 , Wednesday @Utah, Chicago 90, Utah 88: "Chicago leads series 3-2"
*Game 6 -June 13 , Friday @Chicago, Chicago 90, Utah 86: "Chicago wins series 4-2"The Finals were played using a 2-3-2 site format, where the first two and last two games are held at the team with home court advantage's (Chicago's) home court (
United Center ).Game 1
"Sunday,
June 1 , at theUnited Center "Game 4
"Sunday,
June 8 , at the Delta Center"Awards and Honors
*
Michael Jordan , Guard,NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
*Michael Jordan , All-NBA Team, First Team
*Michael Jordan , Guard,NBA Finals MVP
*Michael Jordan , NBA All-Defensive First Team
*Michael Jordan , Regular season leader, Field Goals (920)
*Michael Jordan , Regular season leader, Field Goal Attempts (1892)
*Michael Jordan , Regular season leader, Total Points (2431)
*Michael Jordan , Regular season leader, Scoring Average (29.6 points per game)References
* [http://www.databasebasketball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?yr=1996&tm=Chi&lg=N Bulls on Database Basketball]
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CHI/1997.html Bulls on Basketball Reference]
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