1995–96 Chicago Bulls season

The 1995–96 NBA season was the 30th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association.^[1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired controversial All-Star forward and rebound specialist Dennis Rodman from the San Antonio Spurs,^[2][3][4] and signed free agents Randy Brown,^[5][6] and James Edwards.^[7] At mid-season, the team signed John Salley, who was previously released by the expansion Toronto Raptors; Rodman, Edwards and Salley were all teammates on the Detroit Pistons during the "Bad Boy" era, where they won two consecutive NBA championships between 1989 and 1990.^[8][9] The Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the best team defensive rating in the NBA, and are widely regarded as one of the greatest teams in NBA history.

1995–96 Chicago Bulls season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Phil Jackson
General manager	Jerry Krause
Owners	Jerry Reinsdorf
Arena	United Center
Results
Record	72–10 (.878)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA champions (Defeated SuperSonics 4–2)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	WGN-TV (Wayne Larrivee, Johnny "Red" Kerr) SportsChannel Chicago (Tom Dore, Johnny "Red" Kerr)
Radio	WMAQ
< 1994–95 1996–97 >

The 1995–96 Bulls were named one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History during the celebration of the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.^[10] The team set the record for most wins in an NBA regular season in which they won the championship, finishing with 72 wins and 10 losses. The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors set a new milestone by finishing with a 73–9 regular season record, but did not win the championship; despite their remarkable performance, the team ultimately fell short in the 2016 NBA Finals.^[11] Notably, the Warriors' head coach, Steve Kerr, had a significant link to the 1995-96 Bulls team, having previously played as a point guard for the Bulls during that time.

The Bulls' started 37–0 at home, part of a then-NBA-record 44-game winning streak that included games from the 1994–95 regular-season.^[12] Their 33 road wins were the most in NBA history until the 2015–16 Warriors won 34 road games. The season was the best 3-loss start in NBA history at 41–3 (.932), which included an 18-game winning streak for the team.^[13] The team also went undefeated in January with a 14–0 record,^[14] and held a 42–5 record at the All-Star break.^[15] The Bulls became the first NBA team to ever win 70 regular season games, finishing in first place in the Central Division, in the Eastern Conference, and the entire league, and posted a league best 39–2 home record at the United Center.^[16] They are also the only team in NBA history to win more than 70 games and an NBA title in the same season. The Bulls qualified for the NBA playoffs for the 12th consecutive year.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas, with head coach Phil Jackson coaching the Eastern Conference,^[17][18][19] and with Jordan winning his second NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player award, scoring 20 points as the Eastern Conference defeated the Western Conference, 129–118.^[20][21][22] In his first full season with the Bulls since the 1992–93 season, Jordan averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game, contributed 111 three-point field goals, and was named the NBA Most Valuable Player of the Year.^[23][24][25]

In addition, Pippen averaged 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and also led the Bulls with 150 three-point field goals, while Rodman led the league with 14.9 rebounds per game, but only played 64 games this season, and served a six-game suspension for head butting a referee during a road game against the New Jersey Nets on March 16, 1996,^[26][27][28] and Croatian small forward Toni Kukoč played a sixth man role off the bench, averaging 13.1 points per game, and was named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year.^[29][30][31] Meanwhile, Luc Longley provided the team with 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, three-point specialist Kerr contributed 8.4 points per game and 122 three-point field goals off the bench, while shooting .515 in three-point field goal percentage, and Ron Harper provided with 7.4 points and 1.3 steals per game.^[32]

Jordan and Pippen were both named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, with Rodman being selected to the latter team, and Jackson was named the NBA Coach of the Year.^[33][34][35] Pippen finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting, while Rodman finished in fifteenth place;^[23][36] Pippen also finished in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting, while Jordan finished in sixth place, and Rodman finished in seventh place,^[37][36] and Kerr finished in ninth place in Sixth Man of the Year voting.^[36]

The Bulls swept the Miami Heat, 3–0 in the Eastern Conference First Round of the 1996 NBA playoffs,^[38][39][40] defeated the 5th-seeded New York Knicks, 4–1 in five games of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals,^[41][42][43] then swept the Orlando Magic, 4–0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.^[44][45][46] The Bulls then defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 4–2 in the 1996 NBA Finals, winning their fourth NBA title in six seasons, as Jordan was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player for the fourth time.^[47][48][49]

The Bulls have the best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history at 87–13 (.870). Following the season, Edwards retired, and Salley left to play overseas in Greece.^[50]

For the season, the Bulls added new black alternate road uniforms with red pinstripes.^[51] Eventually, they would remove the pinstripes from their jerseys in 1997.^[52]

Off-season

Before the 1995–96 NBA season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Rodman and Jack Haley from the Spurs in exchange for Will Perdue and cash considerations to fill a void at power forward left by Horace Grant, who left the Bulls before the 1994–95 NBA season.^[53]

In his book Bad as I Wanna Be,^{[citation needed]} Rodman wrote that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had to approve the trade. Rodman chose the number 91 (9+1=10 according to Rodman for why he chose that number) for his jersey since #10 was retired by the Bulls in 1995 in honor of Bob Love.

Haley played in one game, the final game of the regular season, and didn't participate in the playoffs. He was best known for his friendship with the enigmatic Rodman.^[54]

NBA draft

Main article: 1995 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	School/Club team
1	20	Jason Caffey	PF	United States	Alabama
2	31	Dragan Tarlać	C	Serbia and Montenegro	Olympiakos (Greece)

Roster

1995–96 Chicago Bulls roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From G 0 Randy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1968–05–22 New Mexico State G 30 Jud Buechler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–06–19 Arizona F 35 Jason Caffey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1973–06–12 Alabama C 53 James Edwards 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1955–11–22 Washington F 54 Jack Haley 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1964–01–27 UCLA G 9 Ron Harper 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1964–01–20 Miami (OH) G 23 Michael Jordan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1963–02–17 North Carolina G 25 Steve Kerr 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1965–09–27 Arizona F 7 Toni Kukoč 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1968–09–18 Croatia C 13 Luc Longley 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1969–01–19 New Mexico F 33 Scottie Pippen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1965–09–25 Central Arkansas F 91 Dennis Rodman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1961–05–13 SE Oklahoma State F 22 John Salley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1964–05–16 Georgia Tech F 8 Dickey Simpkins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1972–04–06 Providence C 34 Bill Wennington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1963–04–26 St. John's

Head coach Phil Jackson Assistant(s) Jim Cleamons John Paxson Jimmy Rodgers Tex Winter Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster Updated: March 24, 1996

Standings

Central Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	39‍–‍2	33‍–‍8	24–4	82
x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	32‍–‍9	20‍–‍21	19–9	82
x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	26‍–‍15	21‍–‍20	13–15	82
x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	26‍–‍15	20‍–‍21	15–13	82
x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	30‍–‍11	16‍–‍25	15–13	82
Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	13–15	82
Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	14‍–‍27	11‍–‍30	8–20	82
Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	15‍–‍26	6‍–‍35	5–23	82

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z–Chicago Bulls	72	10	.878	–	82
2	y–Orlando Magic	60	22	.732	12.0	82
3	x–Indiana Pacers	52	30	.634	20.0	82
4	x–Cleveland Cavaliers	47	35	.573	25.0	82
5	x–New York Knicks	47	35	.573	25.0	82
6	x–Atlanta Hawks	46	36	.561	26.0	82
7	x–Detroit Pistons	46	36	.561	26.0	82
8	x–Miami Heat	42	40	.512	30.0	82
9	Charlotte Hornets	41	41	.500	31.0	82
10	Washington Bullets	39	43	.476	33.0	82
11	Boston Celtics	33	49	.402	39.0	82
12	New Jersey Nets	30	52	.366	42.0	82
13	Milwaukee Bucks	25	57	.305	47.0	82
14	Toronto Raptors	21	61	.256	51.0	82
15	Philadelphia 76ers	18	64	.220	54.0	82

Record vs. opponents

Eastern Conference Opponent H A T Win% PS PA Atlantic Division Boston Celtics 2–0 1–0 3–0 1.000 112.3 91.3 Miami Heat 2–0 1–1 3–1 .750 104.0 94.3 New Jersey Nets 1–0 2–0 3–0 1.000 106.3 95.7 New York Knicks 2–0 1–1 3–1 .750 94.8 90.8 Orlando Magic 2–0 1–1 3–1 .750 100.3 93.5 Philadelphia 76ers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 111.5 93.3 Washington Bullets 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 108.3 96.5 Totals 13–0 10–3 23–3 .885 105.4 93.6 Central Division Atlanta Hawks 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 107.3 93.0 Charlotte Hornets 1–1 2–0 3–1 .750 111.3 93.5 Chicago Bulls — Cleveland Cavaliers 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 104.8 82.5 Detroit Pistons 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 108.8 91.3 Indiana Pacers 1–1 1–1 2–2 .500 106.5 99.5 Milwaukee Bucks 2–0 2–0 4–0 1.000 108.0 94.0 Toronto Raptors 2–0 1–1 3–1 .750 107.5 102.5 Totals 12–2 12–2 24–4 .857 107.7 93.8 Conference Totals 25–2 22–5 47–7 .870 106.6 93.7

Western Conference Opponent H A T Win% PS PA Midwest Division Dallas Mavericks 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 111.0 101.5 Denver Nuggets 1–0 0–1 1–1 .500 103.5 96.0 Houston Rockets 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 99.0 86.5 Minnesota Timberwolves 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 111.5 99.5 San Antonio Spurs 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 104.5 90.5 Utah Jazz 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 95.0 85.5 Vancouver Grizzlies 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 99.0 86.0 Totals 7–0 6–1 13–1 .929 103.4 92.2 Pacific Division Golden State Warriors 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 104.5 91.0 Los Angeles Clippers 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 105.0 91.5 Los Angeles Lakers 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 103.5 86.0 Phoenix Suns 1–0 0–1 1–1 .500 94.5 94.0 Portland Trail Blazers 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 108.5 105.0 Sacramento Kings 1–0 1–0 2–0 1.000 97.0 76.0 Seattle SuperSonics 1–0 0–1 1–1 .500 102.5 92.0 — Totals 7–0 5–2 12–2 .857 102.2 90.8 Conference Totals 14–0 11–3 25–3 .893 102.8 91.5

Source: Team Splits on Basketball Reference

Table

1995–96 NBA records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHA	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	VAN	WAS
Atlanta	—	4–0	3–1	0–4	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	4–0	2–1	2–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–3
Boston	0–4	—	2–2	0–3	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	1–3	4–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Charlotte	1–3	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	0–3	3–0	0–4	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	2–0	3–1
Chicago	4–0	3–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	2–0	3–0	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	4–0
Cleveland	1–3	3–1	1–3	0–4	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	1–2	3–1	1–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	0–2	2–0	3–1
Dallas	1–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	—	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	0–2	2–2	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	4–0	0–2
Denver	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–2	—	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	0–4	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–0	3–1	3–1	1–1
Detroit	2–2	1–2	3–1	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	—	2–0	1–1	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–1	4–0	0–4	1–3	4–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–2
Golden State	1–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	4–0	1–1
Houston	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	2–2	—	2–0	4–0	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Indiana	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	0–2	—	2–0	1–1	3–0	3–1	1–1	1–3	1–3	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	3–0
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	3–1	0–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	—	0–4	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	0–2	1–3	3–1	1–1
L.A. Lakers	2–0	2–0	0–2	0–2	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	4–0	—	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1
Miami	2–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–0	0–3	1–1	0–2	—	3–0	1–1	5–0	1–3	1–3	3–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–1	0–2	1–1	2–2
Milwaukee	2–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–3	—	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–3
Minnesota	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	—	1–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–4	3–1	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2
New Jersey	0–4	2–2	3–0	0–3	2–1	1–1	2–0	0–4	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	0–2	0–5	3–1	1–1	—	2–2	0–4	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	2–2
New York	1–2	4–0	0–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	3–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	1–1	1–1	3–1
Orlando	2–2	3–1	4–0	1–3	2–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	—	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	4–0
Philadelphia	1–2	0–4	1–3	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	0–4	0–2	0–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	1–2	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	—	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	1–3
Phoenix	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	3–1	1–3	0–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	2–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	—	2–2	2–2	1–3	0–4	2–0	1–3	4–0	2–0
Portland	0–2	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	3–1	2–2	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	—	1–3	1–3	1–3	2–0	1–3	2–2	0–2
Sacramento	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–3	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	0–4	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2
San Antonio	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	4–0	0–2	3–1	3–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	3–1	—	2–2	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1
Seattle	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	4–0	4–0	0–2	4–0	2–2	2–0	2–0	4–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	4–0	3–1	4–0	2–2	—	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–1
Toronto	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–4	1–1	0–2	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–2	2–2	1–1	2–2	0–4	1–2	1–3	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	—	0–2	1–1	3–1
Utah	1–1	2–0	1–1	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	4–0	1–3	1–3	2–0	—	4–0	1–1
Vancouver	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–4	1–3	0–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	1–3	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–1	0–4	—	0–2
Washington	3–1	2–2	1–3	0–4	1–3	2–0	1–1	2–1	1–1	1–1	0–3	1–1	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	2–2	1–3	0–4	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–0	—

Regular season

November

Scottie Pippen accumulated 2 triple-doubles and 4 double-doubles in November 1995.

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.^[55] 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.^[56] On November 7, the Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors behind Jordan's 38 points.^[57] In Gund Arena, Chicago defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 9, where Scottie Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.^[58] After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers on November 11, the Bulls reached a 5–0 start for the season.^[59] On November 14, Chicago's undefeated streak ended with a loss to the Orlando Magic, despite a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan also scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Bulls^[60] Following their first loss of the season, Chicago bounced back to defeat Cleveland on November 15.^[61] The Bulls would continue their winning ways by defeating the New Jersey Nets on November 17. Toni Kukoc recorded a game-high 19 points and 7 assists for the Bulls.^[62]

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.^[63] On the next day, the Bulls defeated the San Antonio Spurs behind another triple-double by Pippen who recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. and Jordan's 38 points and 9 rebounds.^[64] Chicago then went to Delta Center to play against the Utah Jazz on November 24. In the game, the Bulls defeated the Jazz, 90–85.^[65] On November 26, the Bulls headed to Seattle and led the Sonics 64–51 after the first half, but the Sonics mounted a comeback outscoring the Bulls on the next two quarters, thus handing the visiting Bulls their second loss of the season, 92–97. Jordan led the Bulls with 22 points and 5 rebounds.^[66] The next game, the Bulls would visit the Trailblazers. Jordan led all scorers with 33 points to go along with 8 assists, as the Bulls won, 107–104.^[67] In their last game of the month, the Bulls went to Canada to play against the Vancouver Grizzlies and defeated them, 94–88.^[68]

December

Chicago's road trip ended in Los Angeles on December 2 after defeating the Clippers behind Jordan's double-double of 37 points and 11 rebounds.^[69] On December 6, the Bulls headed back to the United Center to play the New York Knicks and had defeated them despite Jordan's struggle that night who shot just 8-for-27 from the field. In that game also, Rodman grabbed a game-high 20 rebounds.^[70] The Bulls won their fifth straight game on December 8 against the Spurs, behind Jordan's statline of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.^[71] On the next day, Chicago defeated the Milwaukee Bucks behind Jordan's 45-point performance and Pippen's 28 points and 6 assists.^[72] On December 13, the Bulls were visited by the Orlando Magic. Jordan recorded 36 points and 6 rebounds, Pippen recorded 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Rodman recorded 8 points and 19 rebounds as they got their 17th win of the season, beating the visiting Magic, 112–103.^[73] The next day, the Bulls traveled to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on the road. The Bulls outscored the Hawks 65 to 55 in the first half, thus fueling them towards their 8th straight win and 18th win of the season. Pippen led the Bulls having recorded a near triple-double of 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.^[74] On December 16, Pippen recorded a double-double of 33 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulls got the win over the visiting L.A. Lakers, 108–88.^[75] Two days after, Jordan and Pippen both scored 37 points as they fueled the Bulls towards their 20th win of the season, after beating the Celtics, 123–114.^[76]

January

The Bulls went undefeated in January.

February

The Bulls continued their success in February, winning 11 of 14 of the games played this month. And also, this is their first and only time they have lost back-to-back games for the whole season. On February 4, they had been defeated by the Denver Nuggets despite a stellar performance by Michael Jordan who recorded 39 points and 4 assists on the road. The following game, the Bulls also lost another road game, this time to the Phoenix Suns. In this game, Charles Barkley proved too much to be handle by the Bulls as he dropped a double-double of 35 points and 16 rebounds to guide his team in winning. After losing two straight road games, the Bulls followed it with 7 straight wins. In that 7-game streak, the Bulls defeated the Warriors, Bullets, Pistons (in OT), Timberwolves, Pacers, Cavaliers and Hawks. Their 7-game winning streak were stopped by the home team, the Miami Heat. The Heat, guided by Rex Chapman who shot 9-for-10 from 3-point range, proved too much to be handled by the visiting Bulls. With this loss, the Bulls now have lost 6 games for the whole season, and all 6 of those games are on the road.^[77]

March

The Bulls added 2 of their final 10 losses in March:^[78]

On Sunday, March 10, they were blown out 104–72 in Madison Square Garden by Ewing's Knicks – their largest margin of defeat on the season.

Two weeks later, they dropped a game at the hands of the expansion Raptors, 109–108. Damon Stoudamire posted an efficient 30-point, 11-assist effort to lead Toronto.

April

The Bulls lost two home games in the final month losing to the Charlotte Hornets, then their final home game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. Those were their only home losses of the entire season, including the playoffs, as Chicago finished with an overall 39–2 record at the United Center.

Playoffs

Main article: 1996 NBA Playoffs

First round

Net.	Game	Date	Time
TBS	Game 1	April 26	9:30 EDT
NBC	Game 2	April 28	5:30 EDT
TNT	Game 3	May 1	8:00 EDT

The Bulls' playoff run began on April 26. Their First Round opponent was the Miami Heat, whom they defeated 3–1 in the regular season. In Game 1, the Bulls defeated Miami in a blowout victory behind Jordan's 35 points.^[79] Winning in a 31-point blowout, Chicago once again defeated the Heat.^[80] To reach the Conference Semifinals, the Bulls defeated the Heat in Miami in a game where Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists.^[81]

Conference semifinals

See also: Bulls–Knicks rivalry

Net.	Game	Date	Time
NBC	Game 1	May 5	5:30 EDT
TNT	Game 2	May 7	9:30 EDT
NBC	Game 3	May 11	1:00 EDT
NBC	Game 4	May 12	5:30 EDT
TNT	Game 5	May 14	8:00 EDT

The Bulls met rival New York Knicks in the Conference Semifinals. In the regular season, Chicago won the season series, 4–1. In Game 1 on May 5, the Bulls defeated the Knicks behind Jordan's 44 points.^[82] Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead.^[83] Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan.^[84] In Game 4, Chicago defeated the Knicks by three points to take a 3–1 series lead.^[85] To close out the series, the Bulls defeated New York at home behind double-double performances by Pippen and Rodman.^[86]

Conference finals

Net.	Game	Date	Time
NBC	Game 1	May 19	3:30 EDT
TNT	Game 2	May 21	8:30 EDT
NBC	Game 3	May 25	3:30 EDT
NBC	Game 4	May 27	3:30 EDT

In the Conference Finals, the Bulls met the Atlantic Division champions, Orlando Magic, a team led by Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, who had reached the finals the previous year and were swept by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets. The Bulls won the regular-season series against the Magic, 3–1. To start the series, the Bulls took Game 1 in a 38-point blowout on May 19.^[87] Behind Jordan's 35 points, Chicago defeated Orlando on May 21.^[88] In Game 3, the Bulls continued their winning ways by taking a 3–0 series lead against the Magic.^[89] Completing the series sweep, the Bulls won Game 4 by five points behind a 45-point performance by Jordan.^[90]

NBA Finals

Main article: 1996 NBA Finals

Net.	Game	Date	Time
NBC	Game 1	June 5	9:00 EDT
NBC	Game 2	June 7	9:00 EDT
NBC	Game 3	June 9	7:30 EDT
NBC	Game 4	June 12	9:00 EDT
NBC	Game 5	June 14	9:00 EDT
NBC	Game 6	June 16	7:30 EDT

Chicago took on the Seattle SuperSonics, whose 64–18 franchise-best regular season record was overshadowed by the Bulls' 72–10 record. 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.^[91] The Bulls took a 2–0 series lead against the Sonics in the second game where Rodman accumulated 20 rebounds.^[92] In KeyArena, Chicago won Game 3 behind Jordan's 36 points.^[93] The Bulls lost Game 4 in a 21-point blowout on June 12.^[94] On June 14, the Bulls lost against Seattle in Game 5.^[95] Back in the United Center, Chicago defeated Seattle in Game 6^[96] to win the NBA championship four games to two.

Game log

Regular season

1995–96 game log Total: 72–10 (Home: 39–2; Road: 33–8)
November: 12–2 (home: 6–0; road: 6–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 November 3 Charlotte W 105–91 Michael Jordan (42) Dennis Rodman (11) Michael Jordan (7) United Center 23,862 1–0 2 November 4 Boston W 107–85 Scottie Pippen (21) Longley & Rodman (8) Kukoč & Pippen (5) United Center 23,608 2–0 3 November 7 Toronto W 117–108 Michael Jordan (38) Dennis Rodman (13) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,102 3–0 4 November 9 @ Cleveland W 106–88 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (12) Gund Arena 20,562 4–0 5 November 11 Portland W 110–106 Michael Jordan (36) Scottie Pippen (9) Michael Jordan (7) United Center 23,384 5–0 6 November 14 @ Orlando L 88–94 Michael Jordan (23) Scottie Pippen (10) Jordan & Pippen (6) Orlando Arena 17,248 5–1 7 November 15 Cleveland W 113–94 Scottie Pippen (27) Jason Caffey (8) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,257 6–1 8 November 17 New Jersey W 109–94 Toni Kukoč (19) Luc Longley (8) Toni Kukoč (7) United Center 23,312 7–1 9 November 21 @ Dallas W 108–102 (OT) Michael Jordan (36) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (7) Reunion Arena 17,502 8–1 10 November 22 @ San Antonio W 103–94 Michael Jordan (38) Luc Longley (11) Scottie Pippen (13) Alamodome 35,888 9–1 11 November 24 @ Utah W 90–85 Michael Jordan (34) Luc Longley (10) Michael Jordan (6) Delta Center 19,911 10–1 12 November 26 @ Seattle L 92–97 Michael Jordan (22) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (5) KeyArena 17,072 10–2 13 November 27 @ Portland W 107–104 Michael Jordan (33) Pippen & Wennington (5) Scottie Pippen (10) Rose Garden 21,401 11–2 14 November 30 @ Vancouver W 94–88 Michael Jordan (29) Luc Longley (10) Scottie Pippen (8) General Motors Place 19,193 12–2
December: 13–1 (home: 9–0; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 15 December 2 @ L.A. Clippers W 104–98 Michael Jordan (37) Scottie Pippen (13) Scottie Pippen (6) Arrowhead Pond 18,321 13–2 16 December 6 New York W 101–94 Jordan & Pippen (22) Dennis Rodman (20) Jordan & Pippen (8) United Center 23,828 14–2 17 December 8 San Antonio W 106–87 Michael Jordan (28) Dennis Rodman (21) Michael Jordan (6) United Center 23,802 15–2 18 December 9 @ Milwaukee W 118–106 Michael Jordan (45) Dennis Rodman (21) Scottie Pippen (6) Bradley Center 18,633 16–2 19 December 13 Orlando W 112–103 Michael Jordan (36) Dennis Rodman (19) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center 23,895 17–2 20 December 14 @ Atlanta W 127–108 Scottie Pippen (30) Dennis Rodman (10) Kukoč & Pippen (8) Omni Coliseum 16,378 18–2 21 December 16 L.A. Lakers W 108–88 Scottie Pippen (33) Dennis Rodman (15) Jordan & Pippen (6) United Center 23,824 19–2 22 December 18 @ Boston W 123–114 Jordan & Pippen (37) Dennis Rodman (17) Scottie Pippen (12) FleetCenter 18,624 20–2 23 December 19 Dallas W 114–101 Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (13) Steve Kerr (6) United Center 23,208 21–2 24 December 22 Toronto W 113–104 Michael Jordan (27) Michael Jordan (10) Michael Jordan (5) United Center 22,987 22–2 25 December 23 Utah W 100–86 Michael Jordan (30) Dennis Rodman (12) Michael Jordan (8) United Center 23,906 23–2 26 December 26 @ Indiana L 97–103 Michael Jordan (30) Dennis Rodman (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Market Square Arena 16,728 23–3 27 December 29 Indiana W 120–93 Michael Jordan (29) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,739 24–3 28 December 30 Atlanta W 95–93 Michael Jordan (33) Dennis Rodman (21) Michael Jordan (6) United Center 23,587 25–3
January: 14–0 (home: 7–0; road: 7–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 29 January 3 Houston W 100–86 Michael Jordan (38) Dennis Rodman (15) Scottie Pippen (9) United Center 23,854 26–3 30 January 4 @ Charlotte W 117–93 Michael Jordan (27) Dennis Rodman (11) Ron Harper (7) Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 27–3 31 January 6 Milwaukee W 113–84 Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center 23,801 28–3 32 January 10 Seattle W 113–87 Michael Jordan (35) Michael Jordan (14) 3 players tied (5) United Center 23,877 29–3 33 January 13 @ Philadelphia W 120–93 Michael Jordan (48) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (10) CoreStates Spectrum 18,168 30–3 34 January 15 @ Washington W 116–109 Michael Jordan (46) Dennis Rodman (15) Scottie Pippen (6) USAir Arena 18,756 31–3 35 January 16 Philadelphia W 116–104 Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (21) Dennis Rodman (10) United Center 23,587 32–3 36 January 18 @ Toronto W 92–89 Michael Jordan (38) Dennis Rodman (13) Pippen & Rodman (4) SkyDome 36,118 33–3 37 January 21 @ Detroit W 111–96 Michael Jordan (36) Dennis Rodman (9) Scottie Pippen (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 34–3 38 January 23 @ New York W 99–79 Michael Jordan (33) Dennis Rodman (13) Scottie Pippen (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 35–3 39 January 24 Vancouver W 104–84 Scottie Pippen (30) Dennis Rodman (16) Ron Harper (7) United Center 23,652 36–3 40 January 26 Miami W 102–80 Michael Jordan (25) Dennis Rodman (16) Pippen & Rodman (5) United Center 23,814 37–3 41 January 28 Phoenix W 93–82 Michael Jordan (31) Dennis Rodman (20) Michael Jordan (6) United Center 23,927 38–3 42 January 30 @ Houston W 98–87 Scottie Pippen (28) Scottie Pippen (12) Scottie Pippen (5) The Summit 16,286 39–3
February: 11–3 (home: 4–0; road: 7–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 43 February 1 @ Sacramento W 105–85 Michael Jordan (27) Dennis Rodman (21) Toni Kukoč (5) ARCO Arena 17,317 40–3 44 February 2 @ L.A. Lakers W 99–84 Scottie Pippen (30) Dennis Rodman (23) Michael Jordan (7) Great Western Forum 17,505 41–3 45 February 4 @ Denver L 99–105 Michael Jordan (39) Dennis Rodman (12) 3 players tied (5) McNichols Sports Arena 17,171 41–4 46 February 6 @ Phoenix L 96–106 Michael Jordan (28) Dennis Rodman (14) Scottie Pippen (8) America West Arena 19,023 41–5 47 February 7 @ Golden State W 99–95 Michael Jordan (40) Dennis Rodman (18) Michael Jordan (6) Oakland Coliseum Arena 15,025 42–5 All-Star Break 48 February 13 Washington W 111–98 Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (4) United Center 23,494 43–5 49 February 15 @ Detroit W 112–109 (OT) Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (19) Scottie Pippen (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills 21,454 44–5 50 February 16 @ Minnesota W 103–100 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (19) Scottie Pippen (7) Target Center 20,214 45–5 51 February 18 @ Indiana W 110–102 Michael Jordan (44) Dennis Rodman (23) Michael Jordan (7) Market Square Arena 16,770 46–5 52 February 20 Cleveland W 102–76 Ron Harper (22) Dennis Rodman (15) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,604 47–5 53 February 22 @ Atlanta W 96–91 Michael Jordan (34) Dennis Rodman (20) Scottie Pippen (10) Omni Coliseum 16,378 48–5 54 February 23 @ Miami L 104–113 Michael Jordan (31) Dennis Rodman (11) Scottie Pippen (6) Miami Arena 15,200 48–6 55 February 25 Orlando W 111–91 Toni Kukoč (24) Dennis Rodman (17) Michael Jordan (7) United Center 24,102 49–6 56 February 27 Minnesota W 120–99 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (24) Michael Jordan (7) United Center 23,716 50–6
March: 12–2 (home: 10–0; road: 2–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 57 March 1 Golden State W 110–87 Scottie Pippen (25) Dennis Rodman (17) Michael Jordan (6) United Center 23,596 51–6 58 March 2 Boston W 107–75 Michael Jordan (21) Dennis Rodman (15) Michael Jordan (8) United Center 23,721 52–6 59 March 5 Milwaukee W 115–106 Michael Jordan (33) Dennis Rodman (9) Harper & Kukoč (7) United Center 23,547 53–6 60 March 7 Detroit W 102–81 Michael Jordan (53) Dennis Rodman (13) Scottie Pippen (10) United Center 23,369 54–6 61 March 10 @ New York L 72–104 Michael Jordan (32) Dennis Rodman (10) Scottie Pippen (5) Madison Square Garden 19,763 54–7 62 March 13 Washington W 103–86 Michael Jordan (37) Dennis Rodman (14) Michael Jordan (5) United Center 23,652 55–7 63 March 15 Denver W 108–87 Michael Jordan (33) Dennis Rodman (15) Toni Kukoč (10) United Center 23,692 56–7 64 March 16 @ New Jersey W 97–93 Michael Jordan (37) Michael Jordan (16) Michael Jordan (5) Continental Airlines Arena 20,049 57–7 65 March 18 @ Philadelphia W 98–94 Michael Jordan (38) Michael Jordan (11) Toni Kukoč (11) CoreStates Spectrum 18,168 58–7 66 March 19 Sacramento W 89–67 Michael Jordan (20) Michael Jordan (9) Toni Kukoč (7) United Center 23,312 59–7 67 March 21 New York W 107–86 Michael Jordan (36) Michael Jordan (11) Jordan & Kukoč (5) United Center 23,802 60–7 68 March 24 @ Toronto L 108–109 Michael Jordan (36) 3 player tied (9) Scottie Pippen (6) SkyDome 36,131 60–8 69 March 28 Atlanta W 111–80 Toni Kukoč (24) Scottie Pippen (11) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,642 61–8 70 March 30 L.A. Clippers W 106–85 Scottie Pippen (22) Jordan & Kukoč (9) Michael Jordan (6) United Center 23,764 62–8
April: 10–2 (home: 3–2; road: 7–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 71 April 2 @ Miami W 110–92 Jordan & Pippen (32) Dennis Rodman (13) Ron Harper (6) Miami Arena 15,200 63–8 72 April 4 Miami W 100–92 Michael Jordan (40) Dennis Rodman (12) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,702 64–8 73 April 5 @ Charlotte W 126–92 Scottie Pippen (28) Dennis Rodman (17) Scottie Pippen (14) Charlotte Coliseum 24,042 65–8 74 April 7 @ Orlando W 90–86 Michael Jordan (27) Pippen & Rodman (13) Scottie Pippen (5) Orlando Arena 17,248 66–8 75 April 8 Charlotte L 97–98 Michael Jordan (40) Dennis Rodman (17) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center 23,590 66–9 76 April 11 @ New Jersey W 113–100 Michael Jordan (17) Dennis Rodman (12) Toni Kukoč (6) Continental Airlines Arena 20,049 67–9 77 April 12 Philadelphia W 112–82 Michael Jordan (23) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center 23,633 68–9 78 April 14 @ Cleveland W 98–72 Michael Jordan (32) Michael Jordan (12) Toni Kukoč (5) Gund Arena 20,562 69–9 79 April 16 @ Milwaukee W 86–80 Michael Jordan (22) Dennis Rodman (19) 3 players tied (4) Bradley Center 18,633 70–9 80 April 18 Detroit W 110–79 Michael Jordan (30) Dennis Rodman (18) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 23,614 71–9 81 April 20 Indiana L 99–100 Michael Jordan (24) Dennis Rodman (15) Brown & Jordan (6) United Center 23,784 71–10 82 April 21 @ Washington W 103–93 Michael Jordan (26) Dennis Rodman (11) Scottie Pippen (5) USAir Arena 18,756 72–10
1995–96 schedule

Playoffs

1996 playoff game log Total: 15–3 (Home: 10–0; Road: 5–3)
First Round: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 26 Miami W 102–85 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (10) 3 players tied (3) United Center 24,104 1–0 2 April 28 Miami W 106–75 Michael Jordan (29) Scottie Pippen (8) Scottie Pippen (8) United Center 24,202 2–0 3 May 1 @ Miami W 112–91 Michael Jordan (26) Scottie Pippen (18) Scottie Pippen (10) Miami Arena 15,200 3–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–1 (home: 3–0; road: 1–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 5 New York W 91–84 Michael Jordan (44) Dennis Rodman (12) Scottie Pippen (7) United Center 24,394 1–0 2 May 7 New York W 91–80 Michael Jordan (28) Dennis Rodman (19) Scottie Pippen (6) United Center 24,328 2–0 3 May 11 @ New York L 99–102 (OT) Michael Jordan (46) Dennis Rodman (16) Scottie Pippen (6) Madison Square Garden 19,763 2–1 4 May 12 @ New York W 94–91 Michael Jordan (27) Dennis Rodman (19) Michael Jordan (8) Madison Square Garden 19,763 3–1 5 May 14 New York W 94–81 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (12) Harper & Jordan (5) United Center 24,396 4–1
Conference Finals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 19 Orlando W 121–83 Michael Jordan (21) Dennis Rodman (21) Toni Kukoč (10) United Center 24,411 1–0 2 May 21 Orlando W 93–88 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (12) Scottie Pippen (9) United Center 24,395 2–0 3 May 25 @ Orlando W 86–67 Michael Jordan (35) Dennis Rodman (12) Scottie Pippen (9) Orlando Arena 17,248 3–0 4 May 27 @ Orlando W 106–101 Michael Jordan (45) Dennis Rodman (14) Scottie Pippen (8) Orlando Arena 17,248 4–0
NBA Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 5 Seattle W 107–90 Michael Jordan (28) Dennis Rodman (13) Ron Harper (7) United Center 24,544 1–0 2 June 7 Seattle W 92–88 Michael Jordan (29) Dennis Rodman (20) Michael Jordan (8) United Center 24,544 2–0 3 June 9 @ Seattle W 108–86 Michael Jordan (36) Dennis Rodman (10) Scottie Pippen (9) KeyArena 17,072 3–0 4 June 12 @ Seattle L 86–107 Michael Jordan (23) Dennis Rodman (14) Scottie Pippen (8) KeyArena 17,072 3–1 5 June 14 @ Seattle L 78–89 Michael Jordan (26) Dennis Rodman (12) Scottie Pippen (5) KeyArena 17,072 3–2 6 June 16 Seattle W 87–75 Michael Jordan (22) Dennis Rodman (19) Michael Jordan (7) United Center 24,544 4–2
1996 schedule

Player statistics

Legend

GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Randy Brown	68	0	9.9	.406	.091	.609	1.0	1.1	.84	.18	2.7
Jud Buechler	74	0	10.0	.463	.444	.636	1.5	.8	.46	.09	3.8
Jason Caffey	57	0	9.6	.438	.000	.588	1.9	.4	.21	.12	3.2
James Edwards	28	0	9.8	.373	.000	.615	1.4	.4	.04	.29	3.5
Jack Haley	1	0	7.0	.333	.000	.500	2.0	.0	.00	.00	5.0
Ron Harper	80	80	23.6	.467	.269	.705	2.7	2.6	1.31	.40	7.4
Michael Jordan	82	82	37.7	.495	.427	.834	6.6	4.3	2.20	.51	30.4
Steve Kerr	82	0	23.4	.506	.515	.929	1.3	2.3	.77	.02	8.4
Toni Kukoč	81	20	26.0	.490	.403	.772	4.0	3.5	.79	.35	13.1
Luc Longley	62	62	26.5	.482	.000	.777	5.1	1.9	.35	1.35	9.1
Scottie Pippen	77	77	36.7	.463	.374	.679	6.4	5.9	1.73	.74	19.4
Dennis Rodman	64	57	32.6	.480	.111	.528	14.9	2.5	.56	.42	5.5
John Salley	17	0	11.2	.343	.000	.600	2.5	.9	.47	.88	2.1
Dickey Simpkins	60	12	11.4	.481	1.000	.629	2.6	.6	.15	.13	3.6
Bill Wennington	71	20	15.0	.493	1.000	.860	2.5	.6	.30	.23	5.3

Playoffs

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Randy Brown	16		7.0	.571	.500	.750	.6	.4	.31	.06	2.8
Jud Buechler	17		7.5	.474	.381	.500	.6	.4	.41	.00	2.7
James Edwards	6		4.7	.444	.000	.750	.7	.0	.00	.00	1.8
Ron Harper	18		27.4	.425	.319	.690	3.7	2.5	1.39	.39	8.8
Michael Jordan	18		40.7	.459	.403	.818	4.9	4.1	1.83	.33	30.7
Steve Kerr	18		19.8	.448	.321	.871	1.0	1.7	.78	.00	6.8
Toni Kukoč	15		29.3	.391	.191	.838	4.2	3.9	.93	.27	10.8
Luc Longley	18		24.4	.469	.000	.757	4.6	1.6	.39	1.39	8.3
Scottie Pippen	18		41.2	.390	.286	.638	8.5	5.9	2.61	.89	16.9
Dennis Rodman	18		34.4	.485	.000	.593	13.7	2.1	.78	.44	7.5
John Salley	16		5.3	.545	.000	.286	.7	.4	.06	.12	.9
Bill Wennington	18		9.4	.520	.000	.500	1.7	.5	.22	.06	3.0

Player Statistics Citation:^[32]

Playoff leaders

Rate statistic requirements

Minutes played 1 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 911 2 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 789 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 742 4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 733 5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 725	Field goals 1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 188 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 187 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 162 4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 147 5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 131	Field goal attempts 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 407 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 401 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 334 4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 287 5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 259	2-Pt field goals 1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 188 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 162 3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 147 4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 131 5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 121
2-Pt field goal attempts 1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 398 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 345 3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 255 4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 234 5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 216	3-Pt field goals 1 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 41 2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 34 3 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 33 4 Sam Perkins ▪ SEA 32 5 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 30	3-Pt field goal attempts 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 105 2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 100 3 Sam Perkins ▪ SEA 87 4 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 84 5 Dennis Scott ▪ ORL 69	Field goals missed 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 220 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 213 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 175 4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 172 5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 136
Free throws 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 153 2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 124 3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 101 4 Hersey Hawkins ▪ SEA 85 5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 73	Free throw attempts 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 187 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 176 3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 156 4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 122 5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 109	Offensive rebounds 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 98 2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 66 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 62 4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 49 5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 47	Defensive rebounds 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 149 2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 142 3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 139 4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 91 5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 89
Total rebounds 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 247 2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 208 3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 186 4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 153 5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 120	Assists 1 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 195 2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 143 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 107 4 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 94 5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 79	Steals 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 47 2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 37 3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 34 4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 33 5 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 29	Blocks 1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 40 2 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 25 3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 25 4 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 25 5 Felton Spencer ▪ UTA 22
Turnovers 1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 80 2 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 67 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 62 4 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 58 5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 45	Personal fouls 1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 84 2 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 83 3 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 76 4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 69 5 Antoine Carr ▪ UTA 66	Points 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 552 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 477 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 434 4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 418 5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 336	Field goal pct 1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .691 2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .676 3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649 4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL .607 5 Mark Bryant ▪ HOU .600
2-pt field goal pct 1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .691 2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .688 3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649 4 Steve Kerr ▪ CHI .647 5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL .607	3-pt field goal pct 1 Dontonio Wingfield ▪ POR .600 2 Vinny Del Negro ▪ SAS .593 3 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .586 4 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR .556 5 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .532	Free throw pct 1 Kenny Smith ▪ HOU 1.000 2 Cedric Ceballos ▪ LAL .917 3 Mario Elie ▪ HOU .917 4 Allan Houston ▪ DET .900 5 Hersey Hawkins ▪ SEA .895	Minutes per game 1 Wesley Person ▪ PHO 45.8 2 Anthony Mason ▪ NYK 43.8 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 43.4 4 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 42.6 5 Steve Smith ▪ ATL 42.1
Points per game 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 30.7 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 26.5 3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 25.8 4 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 25.5 5 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 23.6 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 23.6	Rebounds per game 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 13.7 2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 13.5 3 Dale Davis ▪ IND 11.2 4 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 10.6 5 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 10.4	Assists per game 1 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 10.8 2 Kevin Johnson ▪ PHO 10.8 3 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 9.4 4 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 8.4 5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 6.8	Steals per game 1 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 2.6 2 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 2.6 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 2.6 4 Sarunas Marciulionis* ▪ SAC 2.5 5 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 2.2
Blocks per game 1 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 3.1 2 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 2.5 3 Hakeem Olajuwon* ▪ HOU 2.1 4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 2.0 5 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 1.6	Player efficiency rating 1 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 29.1 2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 27.5 3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 27.4 4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 26.7 5 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 24.7	True shooting pct 1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .728 2 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .716 3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .671 4 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL .657 5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .648	Effective field goal pct 1 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .695 2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .691 3 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .690 4 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL .653 5 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649
Offensive rebound pct 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 18.3 2 Ervin Johnson ▪ SEA 15.2 3 Dale Davis ▪ IND 14.5 4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 13.5 5 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 13.4	Defensive rebound pct 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 30.9 2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 27.5 3 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 27.5 4 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 25.8 5 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 25.4	Total rebound pct 1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 24.3 2 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 19.7 3 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 18.8 4 Dale Davis ▪ IND 18.7 5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 18.2	Assist pct 1 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 48.0 2 Kevin Johnson ▪ PHO 47.3 3 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 45.9 4 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 38.9 5 Howard Eisley ▪ UTA 33.5
Steal pct 1 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 3.7 2 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 3.5 3 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 3.5 4 Nate McMillan ▪ SEA 3.3 5 Craig Ehlo ▪ ATL 3.0	Block pct 1 Greg Ostertag ▪ UTA 9.0 2 Felton Spencer ▪ UTA 7.2 3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 6.0 4 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 5.2 5 Ervin Johnson ▪ SEA 5.0	Turnover pct 1 Vinny Del Negro ▪ SAS 4.3 2 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 5.6 3 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 6.2 4 Mario Elie ▪ HOU 6.6 5 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA 6.6	Usage pct 1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 34.9 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 32.9 3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 32.3 4 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 31.6 5 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 30.7
Offensive rating 1 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 141.8 2 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 131.4 3 Chuck Person ▪ SAS 130.5 4 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 128.0 5 Steve Kerr ▪ CHI 126.2	Defensive rating 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 96.1 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 96.6 3 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 96.7 4 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 97.5 5 Greg Ostertag ▪ UTA 97.6	Offensive win shares 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 3.4 2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 2.3 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 1.9 4 Penny Hardaway ▪ ORL 1.8 5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 1.5	Defensive win shares 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 1.7 2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 1.6 3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 1.4 4 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 1.4 5 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 1.3
Win shares 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 4.7 2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 3.1 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 3.1 4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 3.0 5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 3.0	Win shares per 48 minutes 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI .306 2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .233 3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .221 4 David Robinson* ▪ SAS .214 5 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA .213	Box plus/minus 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 9.3 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 8.1 3 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 7.8 4 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA 7.7 5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 7.1	Offensive box plus/minus 1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 8.1 2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 7.1 3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 5.1 4 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 4.9 5 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL 4.6
Defensive box plus/minus 1 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 5.4 2 Hakeem Olajuwon* ▪ HOU 4.9 3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 4.7 4 Charles Smith ▪ SAS 4.4 5 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 4.3	Value over replacement player 1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 2.1 2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 1.9 3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 1.8 4 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 1.6 5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 1.6

Salaries

Rk	Player	Salary
1.	Michael Jordan	$3,850,000
2	Toni Kukoč	$3,560,000
3	Ron Harper	$3,120,000
4	Scottie Pippen	$2,925,000
5	Dennis Rodman	$2,500,000
6	Luc Longley	$2,300,000
7	Bill Wennington	$1,000,000
8	Randy Brown	$900,000
9	Dickey Simpkins	$845,000
10	Steve Kerr	$800,000
11	Jason Caffey	$627,000
12	Jud Buechler	$300,000
13	James Edwards	$225,000
14	Jack Haley	$225,000

Award winners

• Phil Jackson, NBA Coach of the Year
• Michael Jordan, All-NBA First Team
• Michael Jordan, All-Star Game MVP
• Michael Jordan, NBA MVP
• Michael Jordan, NBA Finals MVP
• Michael Jordan, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goals (916)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Field Goal Attempts (1850)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Total Points (2491)
• Michael Jordan, Regular season leader, Scoring Average (30.4 points per game)
• Scottie Pippen, All-NBA First Team
• Scottie Pippen, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Dennis Rodman, NBA All-Defensive First Team
• Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Rebounds Per Game (14.9)
• Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Offensive Rebounds (356)
• Dennis Rodman, Regular season leader, Rebound Rate (26.6)
• Toni Kukoč, NBA Sixth Man of the Year
• Jerry Krause, NBA Executive of the Year Award

NBA All-Star Game

• Michael Jordan, Guard
• Scottie Pippen, Forward