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class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; background:transparent; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr><th>Team</th><th>Coach</th><th>Wins</th></tr><tr class="vcard" style="font-weight:bold;"> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a></td> <td>4</td> </tr><tr class="vcard" style=""> <td class="fn org" style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td class="agent"><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></td> <td>2</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Dates</th><td class="infobox-data">June 5–16</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a><br />(Chicago Bulls)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame" title="Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame">Hall of Famers</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Bulls:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (2009)<br /><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kukoc" class="mw-redirect" title="Toni Kukoc">Toni Kukoc</a> (2021)<br /><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (2010)<br /><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> (2011)<br /><b>SuperSonics:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> (2013)<br /><b>Coaches:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (2007)<br /><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> (2022)<br /><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Tex Winter</a> (2011)<br /><b>Officials:</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Dick_Bavetta" title="Dick Bavetta">Dick Bavetta</a> (2015)<br /><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Evans_(basketball)" title="Hugh Evans (basketball)">Hugh Evans</a> (2022)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Eastern finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Bulls</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Magic</a>, 4–0</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/NBA_conference_finals" title="NBA conference finals">Western finals</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">SuperSonics</a> defeated <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Jazz</a>, 4–3</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA finals">NBA finals</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1996 NBA Finals</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">championship series</a> of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>'s (NBA) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">1995–96</a> season, and the culmination of the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">season's playoffs</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> (64–18) played the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> champion <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> (72–10), with the Bulls holding <a href="/wiki/Home_team" class="mw-redirect" title="Home team">home court advantage</a>. The teams' 136 combined regular season wins shattered the previous record of 125, set in <a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_Finals" title="1985 NBA Finals">1985</a> between the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> who won 62 games and the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> who won 63 games in the past regular season. The series, the 50th NBA finals in league history, was played under a <a href="/wiki/Playoff_format#Best-of-seven_playoff" title="Playoff format">best-of-seven format</a>. This was the first championship in the Chicago Bulls' second <a href="/wiki/Three-peat" title="Three-peat">three-peat</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Chicago won the series 4 games to 2. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> was named <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">NBA Finals MVP</a>, his fourth time winning the award. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Bulls">Chicago Bulls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Chicago Bulls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">1995–96 Chicago Bulls season</a></div> <p>The Bulls were coming off a season where they lost in the second round of the playoffs to the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1994–95 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a>. Heading into the upcoming season, Chicago was no longer the same team as they were in their most recent championship season of <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a>, having lost key members of their first three-peat core in <a href="/wiki/John_Paxson" title="John Paxson">John Paxson</a> who retired, while <a href="/wiki/Bill_Cartwright" title="Bill Cartwright">Bill Cartwright</a>, <a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Horace Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/B._J._Armstrong" title="B. J. Armstrong">B. J. Armstrong</a>, <a href="/wiki/Stacey_King" title="Stacey King">Stacey King</a>, <a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Scott_Williams_(basketball)" title="Scott Williams (basketball)">Scott Williams</a> left via free agency. </p><p>In their place was a new core of players such as <a href="/wiki/Luc_Longley" title="Luc Longley">Luc Longley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jud_Buechler" title="Jud Buechler">Jud Buechler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Wennington" title="Bill Wennington">Bill Wennington</a> and <a href="/wiki/Randy_Brown_(basketball)" title="Randy Brown (basketball)">Randy Brown</a>. But perhaps their biggest addition to the team was <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>, a nine-year veteran who had been a rebounding champion for four straight years, and whose controversial lifestyle has been well-documented. </p><p>The result of this ensemble was perhaps the greatest regular season of any team in NBA history at the time, as the Bulls won a record-high 72 games, which would be broken by the <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2015–16 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors in the 2015–16 season</a>. They continued to gain momentum in the playoffs, beginning with a sweep of the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Miami_Heat_season" title="1995–96 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> in the first round, followed by a five-game defeat of the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1995–96 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a> in the second round. The conference finals was a rematch of the previous season's series with the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a>, but it was a no-contest, as the Bulls swept the Magic to gain entry into the Finals. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Seattle SuperSonics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season</a></div> <p>The SuperSonics were led by <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> and <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a>, with <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> as head coach. The team was considered a perennial title contender throughout the mid-1990s, but the closest they came to reaching the finals was in <a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1993 NBA Playoffs">1993</a>, when they lost to the <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1992–93 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> in seven games in the Western Conference Finals. </p><p>Two straight first-round exits followed, including the stunning <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 NBA Playoffs">1994</a> loss to the eighth-seeded <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1993–94 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> (the Sonics were the first seed in that playoffs). Motivated by a successive string of early playoff losses, Seattle finished the 1996 regular season with a franchise-record 64 wins. </p><p>Seattle began its playoff run with a four-game win over the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>, followed by a dominant sweep of the defending champion <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1995–96 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a>, headed by a 33-point win in Game 1 where they held <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> to 5 points. They then beat the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in seven games in the western finals to advance to its first NBA championship round since <a href="/wiki/1979_NBA_Finals" title="1979 NBA Finals">1979</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road_to_the_Finals">Road to the Finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Road to the Finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 NBA Playoffs">1996 NBA Playoffs</a></div> <table style="width:100%; font-size:79%" class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr valign="top"> <th colspan="2" 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href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> *</td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td>5</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>3 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>55</td> <td>27</td> <td>.671</td> <td>9</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>4 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1995–96 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a></td> <td>53</td> <td>29</td> <td>.646</td> <td>11</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>5 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1995–96 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a></td> <td>48</td> <td>34</td> <td>.585</td> <td>16</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>6 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a></td> <td>44</td> <td>38</td> <td>.537</td> <td>20</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>7 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1995–96 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td>.500</td> <td>23</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>8 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>x</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a></td> <td>39</td> <td>43</td> <td>.476</td> <td>25</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#cccccc"> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <th>9 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="1995–96 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>36</td> <td>46</td> <td>.439</td> <td>28</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>10 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="1995–96 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>35</td> <td>47</td> <td>.427</td> <td>29</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>11 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="1995–96 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a></td> <td>29</td> <td>53</td> <td>.354</td> <td>35</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>12 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="1995–96 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>38</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>13 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>26</td> <td>56</td> <td>.317</td> <td>38</td> <td>82 </td></tr> <tr> <th>14 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Vancouver_Grizzlies_season" title="1995–96 Vancouver Grizzlies season">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></td> <td>15</td> <td>67</td> <td>.183</td> <td>49</td> <td>82 </td></tr></tbody></table>1st seed in the West, 2nd best league record </td> <th colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season" title="1995–96 NBA season">Regular season</a> </th> <td> <table class="wikitable" style="width:400px;font-size:95%;text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th colspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></th></tr><tr><th style="width:5%">#</th><th>Team</th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games won">W</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Games lost">L</abbr></th><th style="width:5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage">PCT</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind">GB</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCFFCC"><th>1</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>z</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td><td>72</td><td>10</td><td>.878</td><td>–</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>2</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>y</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a></td><td>60</td><td>22</td><td>.732</td><td>12.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>3</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1995–96 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana Pacers</a></td><td>52</td><td>30</td><td>.634</td><td>20.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>4</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1995–96 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></td><td>47</td><td>35</td><td>.573</td><td>25.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>5</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1995–96 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a></td><td>47</td><td>35</td><td>.573</td><td>25.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>6</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td><td>46</td><td>36</td><td>.561</td><td>26.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>7</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1995–96 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit Pistons</a></td><td>46</td><td>36</td><td>.561</td><td>26.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>8</th><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Miami_Heat_season" title="1995–96 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td><td>42</td><td>40</td><td>.512</td><td>30.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr style="background-color:#CCCCCC"><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><th>9</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="1995–96 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte Hornets</a></td><td>41</td><td>41</td><td>.500</td><td>31.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>10</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Washington_Bullets_season" title="1995–96 Washington Bullets season">Washington Bullets</a></td><td>39</td><td>43</td><td>.476</td><td>33.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>11</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Boston_Celtics_season" title="1995–96 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td><td>33</td><td>49</td><td>.402</td><td>39.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>12</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_Jersey_Nets_season" title="1995–96 New Jersey Nets season">New Jersey Nets</a></td><td>30</td><td>52</td><td>.366</td><td>42.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>13</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="1995–96 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td><td>25</td><td>57</td><td>.305</td><td>47.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>14</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="1995–96 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td><td>21</td><td>61</td><td>.256</td><td>51.0</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><th>15</th><td style="text-align:left"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="1995–96 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td><td>18</td><td>64</td><td>.220</td><td>54.0</td><td>82</td></tr></tbody></table>1st seed in the East, best league record </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (8) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a>, 3–1 </td> <th colspan="2">First Round </th> <td>Defeated the (8) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Miami_Heat_season" title="1995–96 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a>, 3–0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (5) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1995–96 Houston Rockets season">Houston Rockets</a>, 4–0 </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Semifinals </th> <td>Defeated the (5) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1995–96 New York Knicks season">New York Knicks</a>, 4–1 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="right">Defeated the (3) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a>, 4–3 </td> <th colspan="2">Conference Finals </th> <td>Defeated the (2) <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando Magic</a>, 4–0 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Regular_season_series">Regular season series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Regular season series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The teams split their two meetings, each game won by the home team: </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 26, 1995</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 92, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 97</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 10, 1996</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 113</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1996_NBA_Finals_rosters">1996 NBA Finals rosters</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1996 NBA Finals rosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Chicago_Bulls_2">Chicago Bulls</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Chicago Bulls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;; text-align: center;"><b>1995–96 Chicago Bulls roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5000000000000000000♠">0</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Brown_(basketball)" title="Randy Brown (basketball)">Brown, Randy</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000187960000000000♠"></span>6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–05–22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_State_University" title="New Mexico State University">New Mexico State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001300000000000000♠">30</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jud_Buechler" title="Jud Buechler">Buechler, Jud</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–06–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001350000000000000♠">35</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jason_Caffey" title="Jason Caffey">Caffey, Jason</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">255 lb (116 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–06–12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Alabama" title="University of Alabama">Alabama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001530000000000000♠">53</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/James_Edwards_(basketball)" title="James Edwards (basketball)">Edwards, James</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">225 lb (102 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1955–11–22 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001540000000000000♠">54</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Jack_Haley_(basketball)" title="Jack Haley (basketball)">Haley, Jack</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1964–01–27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles" title="University of California, Los Angeles">UCLA</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000900000000000000♠">9</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Harper, Ron</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1964–01–20 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Miami_University" title="Miami University">Miami (OH)</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001230000000000000♠">23</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Jordan, Michael</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">215 lb (98 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–02–17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Kerr, Steve</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">175 lb (79 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–09–27 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Arizona" title="University of Arizona">Arizona</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000700000000000000♠">7</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kukoc" class="mw-redirect" title="Toni Kukoc">Kukoc, Toni</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–09–18 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Croatia" title="Croatia">Croatia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001130000000000000♠">13</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Luc_Longley" title="Luc Longley">Longley, Luc</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000218440000000000♠"></span>7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">265 lb (120 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1969–01–19 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Mexico" title="University of New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Pippen, Scottie</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000203200000000000♠"></span>6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">218 lb (99 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–09–25 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Central_Arkansas" title="University of Central Arkansas">Central Arkansas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001910000000000000♠">91</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Rodman, Dennis</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">220 lb (100 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–05–13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Southeastern_Oklahoma_State_University" title="Southeastern Oklahoma State University">SE Oklahoma State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001220000000000000♠">22</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">Salley, John</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1964–05–16 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgia Institute of Technology">Georgia Tech</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000800000000000000♠">8</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Dickey_Simpkins" title="Dickey Simpkins">Simpkins, Dickey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">248 lb (112 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–04–06 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Providence_College" title="Providence College">Providence</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wennington" title="Bill Wennington">Wennington, Bill</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000213360000000000♠"></span>7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–04–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/St._John%27s_University_(New_York_City)" title="St. John's University (New York City)">St. John's</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Cleamons" title="Jim Cleamons">Jim Cleamons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Rodgers_(basketball)" title="Jimmy Rodgers (basketball)">Jim Rodgers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paxson" title="John Paxson">John Paxson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tex_Winter" title="Tex Winter">Tex Winter</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Seattle_SuperSonics_2">Seattle SuperSonics</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Seattle SuperSonics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style=""> <caption style="background-color:#004725; color:#FFFFFF; text-align: center;"><b>1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics roster</b> </caption> <tbody><tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="colgroup" style="background-color: #A71B28; color: #FFFFFF;">Players </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #A71B28; color: #FFFFFF;">Coaches </th></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align: top;"> <table class="sortable" style="margin: 0px; width: 100%;"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col"><abbr title="Position">Pos.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr> </th> <th scope="col">Name </th> <th scope="col">Height </th> <th scope="col">Weight </th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="isoDate">DOB </th> <th scope="col">From </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000200000000000000♠">2</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Askew" title="Vincent Askew">Askew, Vincent</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000198120000000000♠"></span>6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1966–02–28 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Memphis" title="University of Memphis">Memphis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001340000000000000♠">34</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Brickowski" title="Frank Brickowski">Brickowski, Frank</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">240 lb (109 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1959–08–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_University" title="Pennsylvania State University">Penn State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="4.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Forward (basketball)">F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000100000000000000♠">1</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sherell_Ford" title="Sherell Ford">Ford, Sherell</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000200659999999999♠"></span>6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">210 lb (95 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–08–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Illinois_at_Chicago" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Illinois at Chicago">UIC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001330000000000000♠">33</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Hersey_Hawkins" title="Hersey Hawkins">Hawkins, Hersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1966–09–29 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Bradley_University" title="Bradley University">Bradley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="6.0 !"><a href="/wiki/Center_(basketball)" title="Center (basketball)">C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001500000000000000♠">50</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Johnson, Ervin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000210820000000000♠"></span>6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">245 lb (111 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–12–21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_New_Orleans" title="University of New Orleans">New Orleans</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001400000000000000♠">40</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Kemp, Shawn</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000208279999999999♠"></span>6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">230 lb (104 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1969–11–26 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Trinity_Valley_Community_College" title="Trinity Valley Community College">Trinity Valley CC</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001100000000000000♠">10</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Nate_McMillan" title="Nate McMillan">McMillan, Nate</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">195 lb (88 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1964–08–03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_State_University" title="North Carolina State University">NC State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001200000000000000♠">20</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton, Gary</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000193040000000000♠"></span>6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">180 lb (82 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1968–07–23 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_University" title="Oregon State University">Oregon State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001140000000000000♠">14</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Perkins" title="Sam Perkins">Perkins, Sam</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">235 lb (107 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1961–06–14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill" title="University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill">North Carolina</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001550000000000000♠">55</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Scheffler" title="Steve Scheffler">Scheffler, Steve</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">250 lb (113 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–09–03 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Purdue_University" title="Purdue University">Purdue</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="5.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Forward-center" title="Forward-center">F/C</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001110000000000000♠">11</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Schrempf, Detlef</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000205740000000000♠"></span>6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">214 lb (97 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–01–21 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Washington" title="University of Washington">Washington</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="1.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Guard_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guard (basketball)">G</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7000300000000000000♠">3</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Snow, Eric</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000190500000000000♠"></span>6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">190 lb (86 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1973–04–04 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_State_University" title="Michigan State University">Michigan State</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="2.5 !"><a href="/wiki/Swingman" title="Swingman">G/F</a></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><span data-sort-value="7001250000000000000♠">25</span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/David_Wingate_(basketball)" title="David Wingate (basketball)">Wingate, David</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;"><span data-sort-value="7000195580000000000♠"></span>6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) </td> <td style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap;">185 lb (84 kg) </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1963–12–15 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><a href="/wiki/Georgetown_University" title="Georgetown University">Georgetown</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top;"> <dl><dt>Head coach</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a></li></ul> <dl><dt>Assistant coach(es)</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dwane_Casey" title="Dwane Casey">Dwane Casey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Grgurich" title="Tim Grgurich">Tim Grgurich</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Stotts" title="Terry Stotts">Terry Stotts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Weiss" title="Bob Weiss">Bob Weiss</a></li></ul> <hr /> <dl><dt>Legend</dt></dl> <div><ul><li><b>(DP)</b> Unsigned draft pick</li><li><b>(FA)</b> Free agent</li><li><b>(S)</b> Suspended</li><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Injured"><img alt="Injured" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/8px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/12px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/Cruz_Roja.svg/16px-Cruz_Roja.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="62" data-file-height="62" /></span></span> Injured</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Series_summary">Series summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Series summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Game</th> <th>Date</th> <th>Road team</th> <th>Result</th> <th>Home team </th></tr> <tr> <td>Game 1</td> <td>June 5</td> <td>Seattle SuperSonics</td> <td>90–107 (0–1)</td> <td><b>Chicago Bulls</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 2</td> <td>June 7</td> <td>Seattle SuperSonics</td> <td>88–92 (0–2)</td> <td><b>Chicago Bulls</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 3</td> <td>June 9</td> <td><b>Chicago Bulls</b></td> <td>108–86 (3–0)</td> <td>Seattle SuperSonics </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 4</td> <td>June 12</td> <td>Chicago Bulls</td> <td>86–107 (3–1)</td> <td><b>Seattle SuperSonics</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 5</td> <td>June 14</td> <td>Chicago Bulls</td> <td>78–89 (3–2)</td> <td><b>Seattle SuperSonics</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Game 6</td> <td>June 16</td> <td>Seattle SuperSonics</td> <td>75–87 (2–4)</td> <td><b>Chicago Bulls</b> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dd><i>All times are in <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">Eastern Daylight Time</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%924" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC−4">UTC−4</a>).</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_1">Game 1</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Game 1"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 5<br /><small> 9:00 et</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027101941/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game1_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 107</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>24</b>, <b>30</b>–29, <b>29</b>–26, 13–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago leads the series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 24,544<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 43 Danny Crawford</li> <li>No. 17 Joey Crawford</li> <li>No. 15 Bennett Salvatore</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Although Chicago was not playing well offensively, they were able to compensate with superb defense. Frustration set in for Seattle when Frank Brickowski was ejected after committing a flagrant foul against Dennis Rodman, then promptly getting charged with two consecutive technical fouls. Chicago was leading by only 2 at the end of the third quarter, but in the final quarter, shots by <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a> and 2 key steals by <a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a> clinched the Bulls' Game 1 win. Shawn Kemp was a bright spot for Seattle, scoring 32 points, but ended up fouling out midway through the fourth quarter. Michael Jordan led the way for the Bulls with 28 points, while Scottie Pippen chipped in with 21 points. Seattle captain Nate McMillan ended up leaving the game due to a debilitating back injury in the 2nd quarter. Dennis Rodman pulled down 13 rebounds for the Bulls, while Toni Kukoč chipped in off the bench with 18 points. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_2">Game 2</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Game 2"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 7<br /><small> 9:00 et</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027101953/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game2_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 92</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–23, 18–<b>23</b>, 20–<b>30</b>, <b>23</b>–16</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Schrempf</a> 3 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago leads the series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 24,544<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 42 Hue Hollins</li> <li>No. 20 Jess Kersey</li> <li>No. 4 Ed T. Rush</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Game 2 started well for Seattle with a 27–23 first quarter lead. However, Seattle would once again lose the lead before halftime. Despite Shawn Kemp's 29 points and 13 rebounds, Chicago triumphed with a final score of 92 to 88. In the victory, Dennis Rodman tied an NBA Finals record with 11 offensive rebounds and made a clutch free throw near the end of the game to seal the Bulls victory. Michael Jordan once again led the Bulls with 29 points, while Shawn Kemp continued his strong play by scoring 29 points for Seattle. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_3">Game 3</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Game 3"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 9<br /><small> 7:30 et</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027102005/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game3_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 108</b>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 86 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>34</b>–16, <b>28</b>–22, 13–<b>23</b>, <b>33</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 36<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Detlef Schrempf</a> 20<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Frank_Brickowski" title="Frank Brickowski">Brickowski</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Payton</a> 7 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago leads the series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,072<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 27 Dick Bavetta</li> <li>No. 25 Hugh Evans</li> <li>No. 29 Steve Javie</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>The Sonics, owners of a 44–5 home record (including playoffs),<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> suffered a 22-point blow-out in their return to Seattle, giving the Bulls a seemingly insurmountable 3–0 series lead. Frustration would once again set in for the Sonics, as Frank Brickowski was ejected for committing a flagrant foul on Dennis Rodman. Michael Jordan led the way for the Bulls with 36 points. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_4">Game 4</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Game 4"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 12<br /><small> 9:00 et</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027102027/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game4_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 107</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>25</b>, 11–<b>28</b>, 31–31, 23–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago leads the series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,072<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 17 Joey Crawford</li> <li>No. 13 Mike Mathis</li> <li>No. 21 Bill Oakes</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Seattle did not want to suffer the ignominy of a sweep. In an attempt to spark his team, Coach George Karl gave Jordan's defensive assignment to Gary Payton, a move which showed immediate results.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Seattle succeeded with a 107–86 win over the Bulls, and Sonics fans taunted the Bulls players with homemade signs reading <i>"Sweepless in Seattle".</i><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Sonics were helped by the return of team captain <a href="/wiki/Nate_McMillan" title="Nate McMillan">Nate McMillan</a> whose presence entering the game brought the KeyArena crowd to its feet. </p><p>Seattle's victory prevented the NBA Finals from being swept in two consecutive years (something which, as of 2024, has never occurred).<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_5">Game 5</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Game 5"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 14<br /><small> 9:00 et</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027102040/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game5_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 78, <b><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 89</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–18, 24–<b>25</b>, 18–<b>19</b>, 18–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago leads the series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/KeyArena" class="mw-redirect" title="KeyArena">KeyArena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,072<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 42 Hue Hollins</li> <li>No. 20 Jess Kersey</li> <li>No. 4 Ed T. Rush</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Seattle would once again deny the Bulls the championship, stretching the series to six games. Payton had this to say: "We feel great. We knew we could play with this team. It just took too long. We should have come with this a little earlier."<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shawn Kemp's performance in this game was considered by many to be his best in a Seattle uniform. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Game_6">Game 6</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Game 6"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 16<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/19961027102055/http://www.nba.com/finals96/game6_story.html">Recap</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (archived October 27, 1996)</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 75, <b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 87</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>24</b>, 20–<b>21</b>, 20–<b>22</b>, 17–<b>20</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Detlef Schrempf</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 22<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a> 19<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Chicago wins the NBA Finals, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 24,544<br /><b>Referees:</b> <br /> <ul><li>No. 27 Dick Bavetta</li> <li>No. 25 Hugh Evans</li> <li>No. 29 Steve Javie</li></ul></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p>Chicago won the series four games to two on <a href="/wiki/Father%27s_Day" title="Father's Day">Father's Day</a>, in what would be the last time the Sonics played a Finals game before relocating to Oklahoma City and being renamed the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Thunder</a>. The Bulls' victory was partly due to the stellar performance of <a href="/wiki/Power_forward_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Power forward (basketball)">power forward</a> <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>, who delivered a repeat of his Game 2 performance with 19 rebounds, tying his own NBA Finals record. Bulls star <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> finished the game with 22 points and collected his fourth Finals MVP. </p><p>As of 2024, no NBA team has ever <a href="/wiki/List_of_teams_to_overcome_3%E2%80%930_series_deficits#Key" class="mw-redirect" title="List of teams to overcome 3–0 series deficits">overcome a 3-0 playoff series deficit</a>, and only four teams have forced a Game 7 after dropping the first three contests: the New York Knicks (1951), Denver Nuggets (1994), Portland Trail Blazers (2003), and Boston Celtics (2023).<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Player_statistics">Player statistics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Player statistics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="toccolours" style="min-width:40em; white-space: nowrap;"> <caption>Legend </caption> <tbody><tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;">  GP </td> <td>Games played </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black">  GS  </td> <td>Games started </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> MPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minute_(basketball)" title="Minute (basketball)">Minutes</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> FG%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Field_goal_(basketball)" title="Field goal (basketball)">Field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> 3P%  </td> <td style="padding-right: 8px"><a href="/wiki/Three-point_field_goal" title="Three-point field goal">3-point field-goal</a> percentage </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> FT%  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Free_throw" title="Free throw">Free-throw</a> percentage </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> RPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> APG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> SPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> per game </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black;"> BPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> per game </td> <td style="background-color: #F2F2F2; border: 1px solid black"> PPG  </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> per game </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Chicago Bulls</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Chicago Bulls statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #CE1141 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Brown, Randy"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Brown_(basketball)" title="Randy Brown (basketball)">Randy Brown</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.2</td> <td>.500</td> <td><b>.500</b></td> <td>.500</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Buechler, Jud"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jud_Buechler" title="Jud Buechler">Jud Buechler</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>5.6</td> <td>.222</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Harper, Ron"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ron_Harper" title="Ron Harper">Ron Harper</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>4</td> <td>19.3</td> <td>.375</td> <td>.308</td> <td><b>.917</b></td> <td>2.3</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.7</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>6.5 </td></tr> <tr style="background:#FDE910;"> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Jordan, Michael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>42.0</b></td> <td>.415</td> <td>.316</td> <td>.836</td> <td>5.3</td> <td>4.2</td> <td>1.7</td> <td>0.2</td> <td><b>27.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kerr, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>18.8</td> <td>.303</td> <td>.182</td> <td>.857</td> <td>0.9</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>5.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kukoč, Toni"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>2</td> <td>29.5</td> <td>.423</td> <td>.313</td> <td>.800</td> <td>4.8</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>13.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Longley, Luc"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Luc_Longley" title="Luc Longley">Luc Longley</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>28.3</td> <td>.574</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.727</td> <td>3.8</td> <td>2.2</td> <td>0.6</td> <td><b>1.8</b></td> <td>11.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Pippen, Scottie"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>41.3</td> <td>.343</td> <td>.231</td> <td>.708</td> <td>8.2</td> <td><b>5.3</b></td> <td><b>2.3</b></td> <td>1.3</td> <td>15.7 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Rodman, Dennis"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>37.5</td> <td>.486</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.579</td> <td><b>14.7</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.8</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>7.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Salley, John"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a></span></span></span></td> <td>5</td> <td>0</td> <td>3.0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.4</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wennington, Bill"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wennington" title="Bill Wennington">Bill Wennington</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>7.0</td> <td><b>.667</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.500</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.9 </td></tr></tbody></table> <dl><dt>Seattle SuperSonics</dt></dl> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:right;"> <caption>Seattle SuperSonics statistics </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">Player </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GP </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">GS </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">MPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FG% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">3P% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">FT% </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">RPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">APG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">SPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">BPG </th> <th scope="col" style="background-color: #006633 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important;">PPG </th></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Askew, Vincent"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Askew" title="Vincent Askew">Vincent Askew</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>15.5</td> <td>.222</td> <td>.200</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>1.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Brickowski, Frank"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Frank_Brickowski" title="Frank Brickowski">Frank Brickowski</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>3</td> <td>11.3</td> <td>.222</td> <td>.200</td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Hawkins, Hersey"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hersey_Hawkins" title="Hersey Hawkins">Hersey Hawkins</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>38.3</td> <td>.455</td> <td>.273</td> <td>.923</td> <td>3.5</td> <td>1.0</td> <td>1.2</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>13.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Johnson, Ervin"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Ervin_Johnson" title="Ervin Johnson">Ervin Johnson</a></span></span></span></td> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td>6.7</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>2.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>1.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Kemp, Shawn"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>40.3</td> <td><b>.551</b></td> <td>.000</td> <td>.857</td> <td><b>10.0</b></td> <td>2.2</td> <td>1.3</td> <td><b>2.0</b></td> <td><b>23.3</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="McMillan, Nate"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Nate_McMillan" title="Nate McMillan">Nate McMillan</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>12.8</td> <td>.429</td> <td><b>.600</b></td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>2.8</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.8 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Payton, Gary"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><b>45.7</b></td> <td>.444</td> <td>.333</td> <td>.731</td> <td>6.3</td> <td><b>7.0</b></td> <td><b>1.5</b></td> <td>0.0</td> <td>18.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Perkins, Sam"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Perkins" title="Sam Perkins">Sam Perkins</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>31.7</td> <td>.377</td> <td>.235</td> <td>.810</td> <td>4.7</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>11.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Scheffler, Steve"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Steve_Scheffler" title="Steve Scheffler">Steve Scheffler</a></span></span></span></td> <td>4</td> <td>0</td> <td>2.0</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Schrempf, Detlef"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Detlef_Schrempf" title="Detlef Schrempf">Detlef Schrempf</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td>39.7</td> <td>.443</td> <td>.389</td> <td>.875</td> <td>5.0</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>0.5</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>16.3 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Snow, Eric"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Snow" title="Eric Snow">Eric Snow</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>1.5</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>.000</td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.2</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0 </td></tr> <tr> <td align="left"><span data-sort-value="Wingate, David"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/David_Wingate_(basketball)" title="David Wingate (basketball)">David Wingate</a></span></span></span></td> <td>6</td> <td>0</td> <td>8.0</td> <td>.500</td> <td>.500</td> <td><b>1.000</b></td> <td>0.3</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>0.0</td> <td>2.5 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Broadcasting">Broadcasting</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Broadcasting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Finals was aired in the United States on <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a>. <a href="/wiki/Bob_Costas" title="Bob Costas">Bob Costas</a> hosted the pre-game, halftime and post-game show with analysts <a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a> and <a href="/wiki/Peter_Vecsey_(sports_columnist)" title="Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)">Peter Vecsey</a>. Games were called by <a href="/wiki/Marv_Albert" title="Marv Albert">Marv Albert</a>, <a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a>, while <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a> served as sideline reporters. </p><p>The local NBC stations of the participants were <a href="/wiki/WMAQ-TV" title="WMAQ-TV">WMAQ-TV</a> (Chicago) and <a href="/wiki/KING-TV" title="KING-TV">KING-TV</a> (Seattle). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1996 NBA Finals would be the last Finals appearance of the Seattle SuperSonics. The Sonics would win the Pacific Division again in <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1997</a> and <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_NBA_season" title="1997–98 NBA season">1998</a>, but fell in the second round of the playoffs each time. The series was <a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a>'s only Finals appearance in his coaching career. In <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008</a>, the Sonics franchise <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics_relocation_to_Oklahoma_City" title="Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City">moved</a> to <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City" title="Oklahoma City">Oklahoma City</a> and became the <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder" title="Oklahoma City Thunder">Thunder</a>. They would make the finals <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">four years later</a> after the move, losing to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> in five games. </p><p>This was also the last time a Seattle-based team played for a major professional sports championship until <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XL" title="Super Bowl XL">Super Bowl XL</a> in 2006, when the <a href="/wiki/2005_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2005 Seattle Seahawks season">Seattle Seahawks</a> lost to the <a href="/wiki/2005_Pittsburgh_Steelers_season" title="2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season">Pittsburgh Steelers</a>. The <a href="/wiki/2013_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2013 Seattle Seahawks season">Seahawks</a> would go on to handily defeat the <a href="/wiki/2013_Denver_Broncos_season" title="2013 Denver Broncos season">Denver Broncos</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLVIII" title="Super Bowl XLVIII">Super Bowl XLVIII</a> in 2014 and lose to the <a href="/wiki/2014_New_England_Patriots_season" title="2014 New England Patriots season">New England Patriots</a> <a href="/wiki/2014_Seattle_Seahawks_season" title="2014 Seattle Seahawks season">the following year</a> in <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIX" title="Super Bowl XLIX">Super Bowl XLIX</a>. In terms of overall sports leagues, the city would later enjoy six additional championships: the <a href="/wiki/Women%27s_National_Basketball_Association" title="Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Storm" title="Seattle Storm">Seattle Storm</a>, a one-time SuperSonics sister team, won the <a href="/wiki/2004_WNBA_Finals" title="2004 WNBA Finals">2004</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2010_WNBA_Finals" title="2010 WNBA Finals">2010</a>, the <a href="/wiki/2018_WNBA_Finals" title="2018 WNBA Finals">2018</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/2020_WNBA_Finals" title="2020 WNBA Finals">2020 WNBA Finals</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Soccer" title="Major League Soccer">MLS</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Sounders_FC" title="Seattle Sounders FC">Seattle Sounders FC</a> won <a href="/wiki/2016_MLS_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2016 MLS Cup">2016 MLS Cup</a> and <a href="/wiki/2019_MLS_Cup" class="mw-redirect" title="2019 MLS Cup">2019 MLS Cup</a>. </p><p>Teams from Chicago and Seattle would meet three more times in postseason competition among the "Big Four" leagues. The only time Seattle won over Chicago was in the <a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">2000 American League Division Series</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/2000_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2000 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a> swept the <a href="/wiki/2000_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2000 Chicago White Sox season">Chicago White Sox</a> 3–0. Meanwhile, the Seahawks lost to the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bears" title="Chicago Bears">Chicago Bears</a> in the divisional round of both the <a href="/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_NFL_playoffs" title="2006–07 NFL playoffs">2006</a> and <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_NFL_playoffs" title="2010–11 NFL playoffs">2010</a> <a href="/wiki/NFL_playoffs" title="NFL playoffs">NFL playoffs</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Bulls</a> came close to winning 70 games for the second straight year, instead settling for a 69-win campaign in 1997. They won their second straight title over the <a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1996–97 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in six games of the <a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997 NBA Finals</a>. In the off-season that preceded <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> became the first person to win the NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal in the same year twice, playing for <a href="/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_basketball_team" title="United States men's national basketball team">Team USA</a> at the <a href="/wiki/Basketball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics" title="Basketball at the 1996 Summer Olympics">Atlanta Olympics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Bulls would also defeat the <a href="/wiki/1997%E2%80%9398_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1997–98 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> in six games in the <a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998 NBA Finals</a>. </p><p>The Bulls' combined 87 wins in the regular season and postseason would stand as an NBA record until the <a href="/wiki/2015-16_Golden_State_Warriors_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015-16 Golden State Warriors season">2015-16 Golden State Warriors</a>, coached by former Bull <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a>, broke it with 88 total wins (thanks to the first round using a best-of-7 format instead of the best-of-5 in 1996), including a 73–9 regular season mark. However, the Warriors lost to the <a href="/wiki/2015-16_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015-16 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016 NBA Finals</a>, failing to repeat as champions after beating the same Cavaliers in <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">the previous Finals</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Playoffs" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 NBA Playoffs">1996 NBA Playoffs</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes_and_references">Notes and references</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1996_NBA_Finals&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notes and references"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131209024614/http://www.nba.com/history/bulls_dynasty.html">"NBA.com: The Bulls Dynasty"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/NBA.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA.com">NBA.com</a></i>. 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Love">10</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">23</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">33</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #CE1141, inset -2px -2px 0 #CE1141; !important;;;width:1%">NBA championships</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" 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class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #EF3B24 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #007AC1, inset -2px -2px 0 #007AC1; !important;;;width:1%">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics_relocation_to_Oklahoma_City" title="Seattle SuperSonics relocation to Oklahoma City">relocation to Oklahoma City</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Howard_Schultz" title="Howard Schultz">Howard Schultz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wheedle" title="Wheedle">Wheedle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Squatch" title="Squatch">Squatch</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Rumble_the_Bison" title="Rumble the Bison">Rumble the Bison</a></b></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/It_Was_a_Good_Day" title="It Was a Good Day">It Was a Good Day</a>"</li> <li><i><a 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href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="NBA on television in the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NBA on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_1990s" title="NBA on television in the 1990s">1990s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_television_in_the_2000s" title="NBA on television in the 2000s">2000s</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_on_NBC_broadcasters" title="List of NBA on NBC broadcasters">Commentators</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NBA All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of NBA Finals broadcasters">NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a 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title="Greg Gumbel">Greg Gumbel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hammond" title="Tom Hammond">Tom Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Hicks_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Hicks (sportscaster)">Dan Hicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lampley" title="Jim Lampley">Jim Lampley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joel_Meyers" title="Joel Meyers">Joel Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Neal_(Atlanta_sportscaster)" title="Bob Neal (Atlanta sportscaster)">Bob Neal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Sunderland" title="Paul Sunderland">Paul Sunderland</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color<br />commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chuck_Daly" title="Chuck Daly">Chuck Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Dunleavy_Sr." title="Mike Dunleavy Sr.">Mike Dunleavy Sr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Guokas" title="Matt Guokas">Matt Guokas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Issel" title="Dan Issel">Dan Issel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steve_%22Snapper%22_Jones" title="Steve "Snapper" Jones">Steve Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Lapchick" title="Joe Lapchick">Joe Lapchick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Meyers" title="Ann Meyers">Ann Meyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ron_Rothstein" title="Ron Rothstein">Ron Rothstein</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Isiah_Thomas" title="Isiah Thomas">Isiah Thomas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Walton" title="Bill Walton">Bill Walton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_Beck" title="Bruce Beck">Bruce Beck</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gray_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gray (sportscaster)">Jim Gray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Johnson_(commentator)" title="Lewis Johnson (commentator)">Lewis Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marion_Jones" title="Marion Jones">Marion Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Joyce" title="Andrea Joyce">Andrea Joyce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Malosky" title="Lisa Malosky">Lisa Malosky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ahmad_Rashad" title="Ahmad Rashad">Ahmad Rashad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Summer_Sanders" title="Summer Sanders">Summer Sanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hannah_Storm" title="Hannah Storm">Hannah Storm</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Wragge" title="Chris Wragge">Chris Wragge</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Croce" title="Pat Croce">Pat Croce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Julius_Erving" title="Julius Erving">Julius Erving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Salley" title="John Salley">John Salley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Tolbert" title="Tom Tolbert">Tom Tolbert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Vecsey_(sports_columnist)" title="Peter Vecsey (sports columnist)">Peter Vecsey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Williams" title="Jayson Williams">Jayson Williams</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play <small>(<a href="/wiki/1954%E2%80%9355_NBA_season" title="1954–55 NBA season">1954</a>–<a href="/wiki/1961%E2%80%9362_NBA_season" title="1961–62 NBA season">62</a>)</small></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Doggett" title="Jerry Doggett">Jerry Doggett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marty_Glickman" title="Marty Glickman">Marty Glickman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy">Curt Gowdy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_O%27Donnell_(sportscaster)" title="Bill O'Donnell (sportscaster)">Bill O'Donnell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson" title="Lindsey Nelson">Lindsey Nelson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Wolff" title="Bob Wolff">Bob Wolff</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1955_NBA_Finals" title="1955 NBA Finals">1955</a> (Games 2, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_NBA_Finals" title="1956 NBA Finals">1956</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_NBA_Finals" title="1957 NBA Finals">1957</a> (Games 1, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_Finals" title="1958 NBA Finals">1958</a> (Game 1)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_Finals" title="1959 NBA Finals">1959</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_Finals" title="1960 NBA Finals">1960</a> (Games 1, 3–4, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_NBA_Finals" title="1961 NBA Finals">1961</a> (Games 1, 3–4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_Finals" title="1962 NBA Finals">1962</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_Finals" title="1991 NBA Finals">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_Finals" title="1992 NBA Finals">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_Finals" title="1993 NBA Finals">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">1995</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="WNBA_Finals" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/WNBA_Finals" title="WNBA Finals">WNBA Finals</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1997_WNBA_Championship" title="1997 WNBA Championship">1997</a> (single game)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_WNBA_Championship" title="1998 WNBA Championship">1998</a> (Games 1–2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_WNBA_Championship" title="1999 WNBA Championship">1999</a> (Games 2–3)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_WNBA_Championship" title="2000 WNBA Championship">2000</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_WNBA_Championship" title="2001 WNBA Championship">2001</a> (Game 2)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_WNBA_Finals" title="2002 WNBA Finals">2002</a> (Game 2)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game" title="NBA All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1959_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1959 NBA All-Star Game">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1991 NBA All-Star Game">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1992 NBA All-Star Game">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1993 NBA All-Star Game">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1994 NBA All-Star Game">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1995 NBA All-Star Game">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Roundball_Rock" title="Roundball Rock">Roundball Rock</a>"</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_Christmas_games" class="mw-redirect" title="National Basketball Association Christmas games">Christmas Day</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Murder_trial_of_O._J._Simpson" title="Murder trial of O. J. Simpson">O.J. Simpson's low-speed freeway chase</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Clock_Incident_(1994)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Clock Incident (1994)">The Clock Incident (1994)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clutch_City" title="Clutch City">Clutch City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_6_of_the_1998_NBA_Finals" title="Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals">Game 6 of the 1998 NBA Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Memorial_Day_Miracle" title="Memorial Day Miracle">Memorial Day Miracle</a></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Rivalries" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Bulls–Knicks rivalry">Bulls–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bulls%E2%80%93Pistons_rivalry" title="Bulls–Pistons rivalry">Bulls–Pistons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heat%E2%80%93Knicks_rivalry" title="Heat–Knicks rivalry">Heat–Knicks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jazz%E2%80%93Rockets_rivalry" title="Jazz–Rockets rivalry">Jazz–Rockets</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/McDonald%27s_Championship" title="McDonald's Championship">McDonald's<br />Championship</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1990 McDonald's Open">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1991 McDonald's Open">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_McDonald%27s_Open" title="1993 McDonald's Open">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1995 McDonald's Championship">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_McDonald%27s_Championship" title="1997 McDonald's 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Amin" title="Adam Amin">Adam Amin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Calabro" title="Kevin Calabro">Kevin Calabro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Flemming" title="Dave Flemming">Dave Flemming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sean_Kelley_(sportscaster)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sean Kelley (sportscaster)">Sean Kelley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Musburger" title="Brent Musburger">Brent Musburger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Pasch" title="Dave Pasch">Dave Pasch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mike_Tirico" title="Mike Tirico">Mike Tirico</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kelenna_Azubuike" title="Kelenna Azubuike">Kelenna Azubuike</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Barry" title="Jon Barry">Jon Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hubie_Brown" title="Hubie Brown">Hubie Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosalyn_Gold-Onwude" class="mw-redirect" title="Rosalyn Gold-Onwude">Rosalyn Gold-Onwude</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Ramsay" title="Jack Ramsay">Jack Ramsay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Worthy" title="James Worthy">James Worthy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sideline reporters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greg_Anthony" title="Greg Anthony">Greg Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ric_Bucher" title="Ric Bucher">Ric Bucher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quinn_Buckner" title="Quinn Buckner">Quinn Buckner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Carter" title="Fred Carter">Fred Carter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vinny_Del_Negro" title="Vinny Del Negro">Vinny Del Negro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lisa_Salters" title="Lisa Salters">Lisa Salters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramona_Shelburne" title="Ramona Shelburne">Ramona Shelburne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shelley_Smith_(sports_reporter)" title="Shelley Smith (sports reporter)">Shelley Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio hosts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Brown_(sportscaster)" title="Doug Brown (sportscaster)">Doug Brown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Durham" title="Jim Durham">Jim Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio analysts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Carlesimo" title="P. J. Carlesimo">P. J. Carlesimo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Loughery" title="Kevin Loughery">Kevin Loughery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monica_McNutt" title="Monica McNutt">Monica McNutt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Mullin" title="Chris Mullin">Chris Mullin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Will_Perdue" title="Will Perdue">Will Perdue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1997 NBA All-Star Game">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1998 NBA All-Star Game">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2000 NBA All-Star Game">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2001 NBA All-Star Game">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2002 NBA All-Star Game">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2003 NBA All-Star Game">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2004 NBA All-Star Game">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2005 NBA All-Star Game">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2006 NBA All-Star Game">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2007 NBA All-Star Game">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2008 NBA All-Star Game">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2009 NBA All-Star Game">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2010 NBA All-Star Game">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2011 NBA All-Star Game">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2012 NBA All-Star Game">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2013 NBA All-Star Game">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2014 NBA All-Star Game">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2015 NBA All-Star Game">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2016 NBA All-Star Game">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2017 NBA All-Star Game">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2018 NBA All-Star Game">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2019 NBA All-Star Game">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2020 NBA All-Star Game">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2021 NBA All-Star Game">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2022 NBA All-Star Game">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2023 NBA All-Star Game">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2024 NBA All-Star Game">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="2025 NBA All-Star Game">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">NBA Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals" title="1997 NBA Finals">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_NBA_Finals" title="1998 NBA Finals">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_Finals" title="1999 NBA Finals">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_NBA_Finals" title="2000 NBA Finals">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_Finals" title="2002 NBA Finals">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_Finals" title="2003 NBA Finals">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_NBA_Finals" title="2004 NBA Finals">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_Finals" title="2005 NBA Finals">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_Finals" title="2006 NBA Finals">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_Finals" title="2007 NBA Finals">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NBA_Finals" title="2008 NBA Finals">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_Finals" title="2009 NBA Finals">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_Finals" title="2011 NBA Finals">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_Finals" title="2012 NBA Finals">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_Finals" title="2013 NBA Finals">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_Finals" title="2014 NBA Finals">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_Finals" title="2016 NBA Finals">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_Finals" title="2017 NBA Finals">2017</a></li> 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