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This 1995–96 team did manage to go down in history as the only team to defeat the Chicago Bulls twice that year, a Bulls team which made history with a then all-time best 72–10 record.
The Pacers had a memorable series against the highly favored Boston Celtics that they managed to extend to five games before losing Game 5, 124–121, with Larry Bird hosting one of the greatest comebacks in sports history. During that season the Pacers changed logos for the first time, and also unveiled new uniforms designed by Olympic gold ...
The Bulls prevailed and beat the Pacers 88–83, winning their sixth Eastern Conference title. In a much-anticipated Finals, The Bulls faced the team they beat the previous year, the Utah Jazz . Led by Karl Malone and John Stockton , the Jazz felt confident that they could defeat the Bulls, winning game one at Utah's Delta Center .
The Pacers only made it to the NBA playoffs three times in their first 13 seasons. [1] The Pacers would not win their first playoff series until the 1993–94 season, which came against the Orlando Magic. It was during this time that the Pacers were led by 1987 draft pick, Reggie Miller, who entered the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012. [2]
This moment was marked as one of the greatest moments in NBA playoff history. It was the highest rated and most watched game in NBA History, with 72 million viewers watching at least part of the game and an average of 35.9 million views. It was the last Chicago Bulls postseason game until 2005 and the last involving the Michael Jordan-led Bulls.
During the Bulls' record-setting 1995–96 season, they suffered their worst loss of the season to the Knicks, 102–74 in March. [8] [9] Two months later, they defeated the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in 5 games. During the Bulls' second three-peat, they only met in the playoffs once; in 1996 when the Bulls defeated the Knicks.
The Pacers are owned by Herbert and Melvin Simon, and David Morway is their general manager. [1] Nate Bjorkgren was the team's head coach in 2020–21 and was fired after one season. Rick Carlisle was hired to replaced Bjorkgren, becoming the coach of the Pacers for the second time. There have been 14 head coaches for the Pacers
The Bulls erased their deficit and led briefly before the Pacers used a 3-point barrage Thursday night to earn a 120-104 road win. Tyrese Haliburton led the Pacers with 21 points, 20 assists ...