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The 1994–95 NBA season was the Bulls' 29th season in the National Basketball Association. [1] This was also the team's first season playing at the United Center . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] During the off-season, the Bulls signed free agents Ron Harper , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] and Jud Buechler . [ 8 ]
In the regular season, the two teams split the season series, 1–1. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Chicago defeated Seattle by 17 points. [106] The Bulls took a 2–0 series lead against the Sonics in the second game where Rodman accumulated 20 rebounds. [107] In KeyArena, Chicago won Game 3 behind Jordan's 36 points. [108]
The Bulls are the only NBA franchise as of 2022 to have a combination of multiple championships and zero losses in the NBA Finals (the San Antonio Spurs are the closest other franchise to this mark, but the 2013 Finals loss to Miami has given the Spurs an all-time Finals record of 5–1). The Bulls initially competed in the NBA's Western Division.
The Rockets became the first team in NBA history to beat four 50-win teams in a single postseason en route to the championship. The Rockets would win a playoff-record nine road games in the 1995 playoffs. It was the second NBA Finals sweep in the 2–3–2 Finals format (after the Detroit Pistons did so against the Los Angeles Lakers in 1989 ...
The 1995 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1994–95 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Houston Rockets sweeping the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals .
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 .
The 6-foot 8-inch Love was also the Bulls' leading scorer for seven straight years, and remains the second-highest scorer in Bulls history after Michael Jordan. Bob Love of Chicago Bulls in 1976.
After a blowout Bulls win in Game 6 (which was the final game ever played at Chicago Stadium), the Knicks advanced past the Bulls with a series-clinching 87–77 win, but eventually lost to the Rockets in the 1994 NBA Finals. This was the only time the Knicks were able to beat the Bulls in the playoffs during this era.