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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.
The Bulls went on a road trip to play against seven Western Conference teams. On November 21, Chicago played in its first overtime game of the season in a win against the Dallas Mavericks, 108–102, backed by a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and 36 points from Jordan. [78]
The Chicago Bulls are a National Basketball Association (NBA) team based in Chicago, Illinois. Dick Klein founded the Bulls in 1966 after a number of other professional basketball teams in Chicago had failed. [1] [a] In their 53 seasons, the Bulls have achieved a winning record 25 times, and have appeared in the NBA playoffs 35 times. [4]
Michael Jordan's historic 1996 Chicago Bulls team. Cork Gaines. Updated July 14, 2016 at 10:54 PM. Bill Simmons -- Game 6 Refs Were TERRIBLE. ... the 72 wins by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls.
The Chicago Bulls missed back to back 70 win seasons, going 69–13, tying the second best all-time record (with the 1971–72 Los Angeles Lakers season). With four games to play, the Bulls' record stood at 68–10, only needing a 2–2 split; however, they went 1–3 in those games.
The Chicago Bulls finished the season with a combined regular season and postseason record of 87–13, the best in NBA history. [7] Chicago's 72 wins remained an NBA record until 2015–16 , when the Golden State Warriors , who were coached by ex-Bulls guard Steve Kerr , posted a 73–9 record, despite winning a combined 88 regular season and ...
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.
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