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The Bulls began the 1995–96 season on November 3 against the Charlotte Hornets and defeated them, 105–91, with Michael Jordan scoring 42 points. [70] The next day, Chicago defeated the Boston Celtics in a 22-point blowout, 107–85, behind Scottie Pippen's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. [ 71 ]
The 1996–97 NBA season was the Bulls' 31st season in the National Basketball Association. [1] The Bulls entered the season as defending NBA champions, having defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals in six games, winning their fourth NBA championship.
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Six players from the 1997–98 Bulls (Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Steve Kerr, Luc Longley, Jud Buechler, [6] and Scott Burrell [13]) joined other teams through free agency or sign-and-trade deals, and with few established players left on the roster, the Bulls missed the 1999 playoffs. This began a six-year playoff drought, the longest such ...
This season, the Golden State Warriors won 73 games and broke what is arguably the most storied record in NBA history: the 72 wins by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in the history of basketball. [23] Bulls head coach Phil Jackson consulting Michael Jordan in 1997. In the 1996–97 season, the Bulls missed out on a second consecutive 70-win season by losing their final two games to finish 69–13.
The Chicago Bulls are an American professional basketball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are a member of the Central Division of the Eastern Conference in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The team is owned by Jerry Reinsdorf and Billy Donovan is the current head coach. They play their home games in the United Center.
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) played the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls (72–10), with the Bulls holding home court advantage.