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1995./96." data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Basketball_Association_1995-1996" title="National Basketball Association 1995-1996 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="National Basketball Association 1995-1996" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%A0%D7%AA_1995/1996_%D7%91-NBA" title="עונת 1995/1996 ב-NBA – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="עונת 1995/1996 ב-NBA" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a 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title="الدورى الامريكى لكورة السله للمحترفين 1995–96 – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="الدورى الامريكى لكورة السله للمحترفين 1995–96" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/1995-1996_%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8B_%D0%9D%D0%91%D0%90-%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="1995-1996 оны НБА-гийн улирал – Mongolian" lang="mn" hreflang="mn" data-title="1995-1996 оны НБА-гийн улирал" data-language-autonym="Монгол" data-language-local-name="Mongolian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Монгол</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_1995/96" title="NBA 1995/96 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="NBA 1995/96" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" 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title="Basketball">Basketball</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Duration</th><td class="infobox-data"><div><ul><li>November 3, 1995 – April 21, 1996</li><li>April 25 – June 2, 1996 (Playoffs)</li><li>June 5 – 16, 1996 (Finals)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number of teams</th><td class="infobox-data">29</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">TV partner(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_NBC" title="NBA on NBC">NBC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TBS" title="NBA on TBS">TBS</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">Draft</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_first_overall_NBA_draft_picks" title="List of first overall NBA draft picks">Top draft pick</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Joe Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Picked by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD">Regular season</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top seed</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season <a href="/wiki/NBA_MVP" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA MVP">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Top scorer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">Playoffs</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Eastern runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western</a> champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Western runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">Finals</a></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">  Runners-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Finals <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">MVP</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago</a>)</td></tr><tr class="noprint"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background:#DDDDDD"><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_seasons" title="List of NBA seasons"> NBA seasons</a></th></tr><tr class="noprint"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="float: left;"><a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_NBA_season" title="1994–95 NBA season">← 1994–95</a></div><div style="float: right;"><a href="/wiki/1996%E2%80%9397_NBA_season" title="1996–97 NBA season">1996–97 →</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1995–96 NBA season</b> was the 50th season of the <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a> (NBA), though the 50th anniversary was not celebrated until the following season. The <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> defeated the <a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> 4 games to 2 in the <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> to win their fourth championship. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1995_NBA_lockout">1995 NBA lockout</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: 1995 NBA lockout"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1995 NBA lockout was the first <a href="/wiki/Lockout_(industry)" title="Lockout (industry)">lockout</a> of four in the <a href="/wiki/NBA_lockout" title="NBA lockout">history</a> of the NBA. When the previous <a href="/wiki/NBA_Collective_Bargaining_Agreement" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Collective Bargaining Agreement">collective bargaining agreement</a> expired after the <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NBA_season" title="1993–94 NBA season">1993–94 season</a>, a no-strike, no-lockout agreement was made in October 1994, with a moratorium on signing or restructuring player contracts. That moratorium expired on June 15, 1995, one day after the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Finals" title="1995 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> concluded. The <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1995 NBA Expansion Draft">expansion draft</a> (which was held on June 24) and the <a href="/wiki/1995_NBA_draft" title="1995 NBA draft">NBA draft</a> (which was held on June 28) were allowed to take place, but all other league business, including trades, free-agent signings, contract extensions, and summer leagues were suspended<sup id="cite_ref-Lockout_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lockout-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from July 1 until September 12; no games were lost due to the lockout, as a new collective bargaining agreement was reached well before the start of the 1995–96 season.<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><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><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><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> Among the key issues in the labor dispute were the salary cap, free agency, a rookie salary cap, and revenue sharing.<sup id="cite_ref-Lockout_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Lockout-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Coaching changes </caption> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3">Offseason </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>1994–95 coach </th> <th>1995–96 coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Ford" title="Chris Ford">Chris Ford</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/M.L._Carr" class="mw-redirect" title="M.L. Carr">M.L. Carr</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Chaney" title="Don Chaney">Don Chaney</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Doug_Collins_(basketball)" title="Doug Collins (basketball)">Doug Collins</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Lanier" title="Bob Lanier">Bob Lanier</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rick_Adelman" title="Rick Adelman">Rick Adelman</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alvin_Gentry" title="Alvin Gentry">Alvin Gentry</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> </td> <td><i>Expansion</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Malone" title="Brendan Malone">Brendan Malone</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> </td> <td><i>Expansion</i> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brian_Winters" title="Brian Winters">Brian Winters</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3">In-season </th></tr> <tr> <th>Team </th> <th>Outgoing coach </th> <th>Incoming coach </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bill_Blair_(basketball)" title="Bill Blair (basketball)">Bill Blair</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Flip_Saunders" title="Flip Saunders">Flip Saunders</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Don_Nelson" title="Don Nelson">Don Nelson</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Paul_Westphal" title="Paul Westphal">Paul Westphal</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Fitzsimmons" title="Cotton Fitzsimmons">Cotton Fitzsimmons</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>The NBA established its first Canadian teams since the <a href="/wiki/1946%E2%80%9347_Toronto_Huskies_season" title="1946–47 Toronto Huskies season">1946–47 Toronto Huskies</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> made their debuts as the NBA's 28th and 29th franchises.<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> The Grizzlies began play at <a href="/wiki/GM_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="GM Place">GM Place</a> (now Rogers Arena) as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Midwest_Division_(NBA)" title="Midwest Division (NBA)">Midwest Division</a> while the Raptors set up shop at the <a href="/wiki/SkyDome" class="mw-redirect" title="SkyDome">SkyDome</a> (now Rogers Centre), with some games also played at <a href="/wiki/Maple_Leaf_Gardens" title="Maple Leaf Gardens">Maple Leaf Gardens</a>, as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central Division</a>. Each franchise won its first game, although Toronto would win only 21 games in the season, and Vancouver 15 games.</li> <li>The Chicago Bulls finished the season with a combined regular season and postseason record of 87–13, the best in NBA history.<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> Chicago's 72 wins remained an NBA record until <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NBA_season" title="2015–16 NBA season">2015–16</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/2015-16_Golden_State_Warriors_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2015-16 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a>, who were coached by ex-Bulls guard <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a>, posted a 73–9 record, despite winning a combined 88 regular season and postseason games, they failed to win the championship. Prior to the start of the NBA Playoffs, the Bulls shocked the basketball world by wearing black socks, claiming this as redemption to the city's most infamous sports moment, the <a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">Black Sox Scandal</a> of 1919.<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> The socks would become a Bulls playoff tradition, which other teams soon follow. However, this was not the first time a team or a particular player wore black socks; earlier in the season, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> forward <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Scott_(basketball)" title="Dennis Scott (basketball)">Dennis Scott</a> wore black socks while competing in the <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T</a> <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_Three-Point_Shootout" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Weekend Three-Point Shootout">Three-Point Shootout</a> at <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">NBA All-Star Weekend</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> hired <a href="/wiki/Pat_Riley" title="Pat Riley">Pat Riley</a> as the team's new head coach and president of basketball operations. The hire caused controversy as the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> claimed that the Heat were guilty of tampering. After an investigation by the NBA, the Heat were found guilty and were forced to give the Knicks $1 million and a first round draft pick.<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> Riley's first moves were the acquisition of <a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Mourning" title="Alonzo Mourning">Alonzo Mourning</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> for <a href="/wiki/Glen_Rice" title="Glen Rice">Glen Rice</a>, and the trade for <a href="/wiki/Tim_Hardaway" title="Tim Hardaway">Tim Hardaway</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> for <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Willis" title="Kevin Willis">Kevin Willis</a>. Hardaway and Mourning would turn the struggling Heat into contenders in the coming seasons.</li> <li>NBA debuts for four future All-Stars <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Michael Finley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a>. <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> point guard <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> won Rookie of the Year.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> became the only player to win the NBA Finals MVP Award at least four times. He would also become the second player to earn the MVP triple crown since <a href="/wiki/Willis_Reed" title="Willis Reed">Willis Reed</a> in <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NBA_season" title="1969–70 NBA season">1970</a>, having won <a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Game_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award">All-Star</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Most Valuable Player Award">Regular Season</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bill_Russell_NBA_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Finals</a> MVP in the same season; an achievement he also accomplished in 1998, and later on by <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> in 2000.</li> <li>Michael Jordan won his NBA record 8th scoring title.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> played their first season at the FleetCenter (now <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>).</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_All-Star_Game" title="1996 NBA All-Star Game">1996 NBA All-Star Game</a> was played at the <a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a> in <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio" title="San Antonio">San Antonio</a>, with the East defeating the West 129–118. <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> was named the game's MVP. <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> guard <a href="/wiki/Brent_Barry" title="Brent Barry">Brent Barry</a> won the <a href="/wiki/Slam_Dunk_Contest" title="Slam Dunk Contest">Slam Dunk Contest</a>.</li> <li>Referees were locked out to begin the season, but reached an agreement to return to work in December 1995.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Following the referee lockout, legendary official <a href="/wiki/Jake_O%27Donnell" title="Jake O'Donnell">Jake O'Donnell</a> retired after 27 seasons (1968–95). O'Donnell, who also was an <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a> umpire from 1968 to 1971, worked the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Finals" title="NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for 23 consecutive years (<a href="/wiki/1972_NBA_Finals" title="1972 NBA Finals">1972</a> through <a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_Finals" title="1994 NBA Finals">1994</a>). He remains the only official to work all-star games in two major professional sports.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> comes out of retirement to play in 32 games for Los Angeles before retiring again at the end of the season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The Philadelphia 76ers play their final season at <a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">The Spectrum</a>. At the time, it was named the <a href="/wiki/CoreStates_Financial_Corporation" title="CoreStates Financial Corporation">CoreStates</a> Spectrum; the CoreStates name was later added on their <a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">future home arena</a> under construction at the time. The 76ers would return to the renamed <a href="/wiki/Wachovia" title="Wachovia">Wachovia</a> Spectrum for a farewell game in the <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NBA_season" title="2008–09 NBA season">2008–09 season</a> before its eventual demolition.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> passed <a href="/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar" title="Kareem Abdul-Jabbar">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar</a> as the all-time leader in blocked shots in the last game of the season. <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a> also became the all-time steals and assists leader, passing <a href="/wiki/Maurice_Cheeks" title="Maurice Cheeks">Maurice Cheeks</a> and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a>, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Robert_Parish" title="Robert Parish">Robert Parish</a> also passed Abdul-Jabbar for the most games played in the NBA.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>' longest sellout streak by any team in professional sports ends at 814, during which the team played its first season at higher-capacity Rose Garden, now the <a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Moda Center</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a> made their first playoff appearance since <a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_playoffs" title="1986 NBA playoffs">1986</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1995–96_NBA_changes"><span id="1995.E2.80.9396_NBA_changes"></span>1995–96 NBA changes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1995–96 NBA changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> changed their logo and uniforms, which featured the Hawks' logo on the front of the jerseys. The road jerseys were both red and black.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> moved into the <a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">FleetCenter</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> got new black alternate uniforms with pinstripes.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> changed their logo and uniforms, adding pinstripes to their jerseys and navy to their color scheme.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> added new red alternate uniforms.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> added new green alternate uniforms.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> added the "New York" script to their logo, and got new blue alternate uniforms, with black side panels on their jerseys.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> moved into the <a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Rose Garden</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a> changed their logo and uniforms, replacing their primary green and yellow colors with dark green and red with side panels on their jerseys.</li> <li>The expansion <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> got a new logo and new pinstripe uniforms, adding purple and red to their color scheme.</li> <li>The expansion <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> got a new logo and new uniforms, adding teal and brown to their color scheme.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teams">Teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="width:auto"> <tbody><tr> <td bgcolor="#0047AB" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color:white;">1995-96 National Basketball Association</span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Eastern Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th>Division</th> <th>Team</th> <th>City</th> <th>Arena</th> <th>Capacity </th></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Atlantic </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/FleetCenter" class="mw-redirect" title="FleetCenter">FleetCenter</a> </td> <td>19,156 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, Florida">Miami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Miami_Arena" title="Miami Arena">Miami Arena</a> </td> <td>15,200 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/East_Rutherford,_New_Jersey" title="East Rutherford, New Jersey">East Rutherford</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Byrne_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Brendan Byrne Arena">Brendan Byrne Arena</a> </td> <td>20,049 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_Knicks" title="New York Knicks">New York Knicks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Madison_Square_Garden" title="Madison Square Garden">Madison Square Garden</a> </td> <td>19,812 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando,_Florida" title="Orlando, Florida">Orlando</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Orlando_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Orlando Arena">Orlando Arena</a> </td> <td>17,283 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CoreStates_Spectrum" class="mw-redirect" title="CoreStates Spectrum">CoreStates Spectrum</a> </td> <td>18,176 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Landover,_Maryland" title="Landover, Maryland">Landover</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/US_Airways_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="US Airways Arena">US Airways Arena</a> </td> <td>18,756 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="8">Central </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Omni_Coliseum" title="Omni Coliseum">Omni Coliseum</a> </td> <td>16,378 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Hornets" title="Charlotte Hornets">Charlotte Hornets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina" title="Charlotte, North Carolina">Charlotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Coliseum" title="Charlotte Coliseum">Charlotte Coliseum</a> </td> <td>24,042 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a> </td> <td>21,711 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cleveland,_Ohio" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland, Ohio">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gund_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Gund Arena">Gund Arena</a> </td> <td>19,432 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Auburn_Hills,_Michigan" title="Auburn Hills, Michigan">Auburn Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Palace_of_Auburn_Hills" title="The Palace of Auburn Hills">The Palace of Auburn Hills</a> </td> <td>22,076 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indianapolis,_Indiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Indianapolis, Indiana">Indianapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Market_Square_Arena" title="Market Square Arena">Market Square Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_Wisconsin" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, Wisconsin">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bradley_Center" title="Bradley Center">Bradley Center</a> </td> <td>18,717 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#00FF00;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> * </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Toronto,_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, Ontario">Toronto</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ontario" title="Ontario">Ontario</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/SkyDome" class="mw-redirect" title="SkyDome">SkyDome</a> </td> <td>28,708 </td></tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="red" align="center" colspan="5"><b><span style="color;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:#FFFFFF">Western Conference</span></span></b> </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Midwest </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reunion_Arena" title="Reunion Arena">Reunion Arena</a> </td> <td>18,293 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver,_Colorado" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, Colorado">Denver</a>, <a href="/wiki/Colorado" title="Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/McNichols_Sports_Arena" title="McNichols Sports Arena">McNichols Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>17,171 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Houston,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Houston, Texas">Houston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Summit_(Houston)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Summit (Houston)">The Summit</a> </td> <td>16,285 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a> </td> <td>18,798 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Antonio,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="San Antonio, Texas">San Antonio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alamodome" title="Alamodome">Alamodome</a> </td> <td>20,557 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_Utah" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, Utah">Salt Lake City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Delta_Center" title="Delta Center">Delta Center</a> </td> <td>18,306 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#00FF00;"> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a> * </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vancouver,_British_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Vancouver, British Columbia">Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/British_Columbia" title="British Columbia">British Columbia</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/General_Motors_Place" class="mw-redirect" title="General Motors Place">General Motors Place</a> </td> <td>19,193 </td></tr> <tr> <th rowspan="7">Pacific </th> <td><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland-Alameda_County_Coliseum_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena">Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Arena</a> </td> <td>15,025 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Sports_Arena" title="Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena">Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena</a> </td> <td>16,161 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Inglewood,_California" title="Inglewood, California">Inglewood</a>, <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Great_Western_Forum" class="mw-redirect" title="Great Western Forum">Great Western Forum</a> </td> <td>17,505 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona" title="Phoenix, Arizona">Phoenix</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/America_West_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="America West Arena">America West Arena</a> </td> <td>19,023 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon" title="Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Rose_Garden_(Portland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rose Garden (Portland)">Rose Garden</a> </td> <td>21,401 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a 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Magic</a></td><td>60</td><td>22</td><td>.732</td><td>12.0</td><td>37‍–‍4</td><td>23‍–‍18</td><td>21–3</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>26‍–‍15</td><td>21‍–‍20</td><td>16–8</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>26‍–‍15</td><td>16‍–‍25</td><td>13–12</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>25‍–‍16</td><td>14‍–‍27</td><td>10–14</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>18‍–‍23</td><td>15‍–‍26</td><td>12–12</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>20‍–‍21</td><td>10‍–‍31</td><td>8–17</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>11‍–‍30</td><td>7‍–‍34</td><td>5–19</td><td>82</td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:500px;font-size:95%;text-align:center"><tbody><tr><th><a href="/wiki/Central_Division_(NBA)" title="Central Division (NBA)">Central Division</a></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="Home record">Home</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Road record">Road</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Division record">Div</abbr></th><th style="width:7.5%"><abbr title="Games played">GP</abbr></th></tr><tr><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>39‍–‍2</td><td>33‍–‍8</td><td>24–4</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><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>32‍–‍9</td><td>20‍–‍21</td><td>19–9</td><td>82</td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:left"><b>x</b>–<a 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season">San Antonio Spurs</a></td> <td>59</td> <td>23</td> <td>.720</td> <td>–</td> <td>33–8</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>19–5 </td></tr> <tr> <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>4</td> <td>34–7</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>14–10 </td></tr> <tr> <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>11</td> <td>27–14</td> <td>21–20</td> <td>15–9 </td></tr> <tr> <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>24</td> <td>24–17</td> <td>11–30</td> <td>13–11 </td></tr> <tr> <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>33</td> <td>17–24</td> <td>9–32</td> <td>10–14 </td></tr> <tr> <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>33</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>10–14 </td></tr> <tr> <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>44</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>5–36</td> <td>3–21 </td></tr></tbody></table> <table class="wikitable" style="width:50em;font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th width="30%"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div class="navbar-header"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Division_(NBA)" title="Pacific Division (NBA)">Pacific 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percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Home record"> Home </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Road record"> Road </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Division record"> Div </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>64</td> <td>18</td> <td>.780</td> <td>–</td> <td>38–3</td> <td>26–15</td> <td>21–3 </td></tr> <tr> <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>30–11</td> <td>23–18</td> <td>17–7 </td></tr> <tr> <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>26–15</td> <td>18–23</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> <tr> <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>25–16</td> <td>16–25</td> <td>9–15 </td></tr> <tr> <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>26–15</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>11–13 </td></tr> <tr> <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>23–18</td> <td>13–28</td> <td>7–17 </td></tr> <tr> <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>19–22</td> <td>10–31</td> <td>7–17 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="By_conference">By conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: By conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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><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> <table class="wikitable" style="width:30em; font-size:95%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="7" style="text-align:center"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1045256916"><div 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width="5%"><abbr title="Games won"> W </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games lost"> L </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Winning percentage"> PCT </abbr> </th> <th width="7.5%"><abbr title="Games behind"> GB </abbr> </th> <th width="5%"><abbr title="Games played"> GP </abbr> </th></tr> <tr> <th>1 </th> <td style="text-align:left;"><b>c</b>-<a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle SuperSonics</a> *</td> <td>64</td> <td>18</td> <td>.780</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_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> <p><b>Notes</b> </p> <ul><li><b>z</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs</li> <li><b>c</b> – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs</li> <li><b>y</b> – Clinched division title</li> <li><b>x</b> – Clinched playoff spot</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoffs">Playoffs</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Playoffs"><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/1996_NBA_playoffs" title="1996 NBA playoffs">1996 NBA playoffs</a></div> <p>Teams in 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The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. <a href="/wiki/Home_court_advantage" class="mw-redirect" title="Home court advantage">Home court advantage</a> does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams enjoying the home advantage are shown in italics. </p> <div class="excerpt-block"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1066933788">.mw-parser-output .excerpt-hat .mw-editsection-like{font-style:normal}</style><div class="excerpt"> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">First Round </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Semifinals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)">Conference Finals </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/1996_NBA_Finals" title="1996 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Miami_Heat_season" title="1995–96 Miami Heat season">Miami</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1995–96 New York Knicks season">New York</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="1995–96 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_New_York_Knicks_season" title="1995–96 New York Knicks season">New York</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Indiana_Pacers_season" title="1995–96 Indiana Pacers season">Indiana</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E6</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="1995–96 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Orlando_Magic_season" title="1995–96 Orlando Magic season">Orlando</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Detroit_Pistons_season" title="1995–96 Detroit Pistons season">Detroit</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="1995–96 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1995–96 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1995–96 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="1995–96 Los Angeles Lakers season">LA Lakers</a></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W5</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Houston_Rockets_season" title="1995–96 Houston Rockets season">Houston</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Seattle_SuperSonics_season" title="1995–96 Seattle SuperSonics season">Seattle</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="1995–96 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Utah_Jazz_season" title="1995–96 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a></b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="1995–96 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/1995%E2%80%9396_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="1995–96 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistics_leaders">Statistics leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Statistics leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Category</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Stat </th></tr> <tr> <td>Points per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>30.4 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Rebounds per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>14.9 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Assists per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>11.2 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Steals per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></td> <td>2.85 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Blocks per game</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>4.49 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Mure%C8%99an" title="Gheorghe Mureșan">Gheorghe Mureșan</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>.584 </td></tr> <tr> <td>FT%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mahmoud_Abdul-Rauf" title="Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf">Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>.930 </td></tr> <tr> <td>3FG%</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tim_Legler" title="Tim Legler">Tim Legler</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></td> <td>.522 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_awards">NBA awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: NBA awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Yearly_awards">Yearly awards</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Yearly awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Valuable_Player" title="NBA Most Valuable Player">NBA Most Valuable Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Rookie_of_the_Year" title="NBA Rookie of the Year">NBA Rookie of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year">NBA Defensive Player of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Man_of_the_Year" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Man of the Year">Sixth Man of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Toni_Kuko%C4%8D" title="Toni Kukoč">Toni Kukoč</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Most_Improved_Player" title="NBA Most Improved Player">NBA Most Improved Player</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gheorghe_Mure%C8%99an" title="Gheorghe Mureșan">Gheorghe Mureșan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year" title="NBA Coach of the Year">NBA Coach of the Year</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li></ul> <style 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title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Grant Hill (basketball)">Grant Hill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/John_Stockton" title="John Stockton">John Stockton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Third Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Juwan_Howard" title="Juwan Howard">Juwan Howard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Mitch_Richmond" title="Mitch Richmond">Mitch Richmond</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Defensive_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Defensive First Team">NBA All-Defensive First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Dennis_Rodman" title="Dennis Rodman">Dennis Rodman</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton" title="Gary Payton">Gary Payton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>NBA All-Defensive Second Team:</b> <ul><li>F – <a href="/wiki/Horace_Grant" title="Horace Grant">Horace Grant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a></li> <li>F – <a href="/wiki/Derrick_McKey" title="Derrick McKey">Derrick McKey</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a></li> <li>C – <a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Phills" title="Bobby Phills">Bobby Phills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></li> <li>G – <a href="/wiki/Mookie_Blaylock" title="Mookie Blaylock">Mookie Blaylock</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation" style="width: 66%;"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/NBA_All-Rookie_First_Team" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA All-Rookie First Team">NBA All-Rookie First Team</a>:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball_player)" class="mw-redirect" title="Joe Smith (basketball player)">Joe Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_McDyess" title="Antonio McDyess">Antonio McDyess</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finley" title="Michael Finley">Michael Finley</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 33%;"> <ul><li><b>All-NBA Rookie Second Team:</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rasheed_Wallace" title="Rasheed Wallace">Rasheed Wallace</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Garnett" title="Kevin Garnett">Kevin Garnett</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bryant_Reeves" title="Bryant Reeves">Bryant Reeves</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vancouver_Grizzlies" title="Vancouver Grizzlies">Vancouver Grizzlies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brent_Barry" title="Brent Barry">Brent Barry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyus_Edney" title="Tyus Edney">Tyus Edney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a></li></ul></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_week">Player of the week</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Player of the week"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Week. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Week </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 3 – Nov. 12 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 13 – Nov. 19 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cedric_Ceballos" title="Cedric Ceballos">Cedric Ceballos</a> (<a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 20 – Nov. 26 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Nov. 27 – Dec. 3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Terrell_Brandon" title="Terrell Brandon">Terrell Brandon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 4 – Dec. 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dikembe_Mutombo" title="Dikembe Mutombo">Dikembe Mutombo</a> (<a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 11 – Dec. 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 18 – Dec. 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Dec. 25 – Dec. 30 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Karl_Malone" title="Karl Malone">Karl Malone</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 2 – Jan. 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Clifford_R._Robinson" class="mw-redirect" title="Clifford R. Robinson">Clifford R. Robinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 8 – Jan. 14 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 15 – Jan. 21 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 22 – Jan. 28 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Miller" title="Reggie Miller">Reggie Miller</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Jan. 29 – Feb. 4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jason_Kidd" title="Jason Kidd">Jason Kidd</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 13 – Feb. 18 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Armen_Gilliam" title="Armen Gilliam">Armen Gilliam</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Nets" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey Nets">New Jersey Nets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 19 – Feb. 25 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shawn_Kemp" title="Shawn Kemp">Shawn Kemp</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 26 – Mar. 3 (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hakeem_Olajuwon" title="Hakeem Olajuwon">Hakeem Olajuwon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Houston_Rockets" title="Houston Rockets">Houston Rockets</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Feb. 26 – Mar. 3 (tie) </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 4 – Mar. 10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 11 – Mar. 17 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Grant_Hill" title="Grant Hill">Grant Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/Detroit_Pistons" title="Detroit Pistons">Detroit Pistons</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 18 – Mar. 24 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chris_Gatling" title="Chris Gatling">Chris Gatling</a> (<a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Mar. 25 – Mar. 31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">Apr. 1 – Apr. 7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Johnson_(basketball)" title="Kevin Johnson (basketball)">Kevin Johnson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Player_of_the_month">Player of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Player of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Player of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Player </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Penny_Hardaway" title="Penny Hardaway">Penny Hardaway</a> (<a href="/wiki/Orlando_Magic" title="Orlando Magic">Orlando Magic</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Pippen" title="Scottie Pippen">Scottie Pippen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Barkley" title="Charles Barkley">Charles Barkley</a> (<a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="David Robinson (basketball)">David Robinson</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Juwan_Howard" title="Juwan Howard">Juwan Howard</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_Bullets" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Bullets">Washington Bullets</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rookie_of_the_month">Rookie of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Rookie of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following players were named NBA Rookie of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Rookie </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Joe Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Damon_Stoudamire" title="Damon Stoudamire">Damon Stoudamire</a> (<a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Smith_(basketball)" title="Joe Smith (basketball)">Joe Smith</a> (<a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Stackhouse" title="Jerry Stackhouse">Jerry Stackhouse</a> (<a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Arvydas_Sabonis" title="Arvydas Sabonis">Arvydas Sabonis</a> (<a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland Trail Blazers</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coach_of_the_month">Coach of the month</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Coach of the month"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following coaches were named NBA Coach of the Month. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Month </th> <th>Coach </th></tr> <tr> <td align="center">November </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Garry_St._Jean" title="Garry St. Jean">Garry St. Jean</a> (<a href="/wiki/Sacramento_Kings" title="Sacramento Kings">Sacramento Kings</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">December </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mike_Fratello" title="Mike Fratello">Mike Fratello</a> (<a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">January </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">February </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Karl" title="George Karl">George Karl</a> (<a href="/wiki/Seattle_SuperSonics" title="Seattle SuperSonics">Seattle SuperSonics</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">March </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bob_Hill" title="Bob Hill">Bob Hill</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Antonio_Spurs" title="San Antonio Spurs">San Antonio Spurs</a>) </td></tr> <tr> <td align="center">April </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Phil_Jackson" title="Phil Jackson">Phil Jackson</a> (<a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a>) </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=1995%E2%80%9396_NBA_season&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_regular_season_records" title="List of NBA regular season records">List of NBA regular season records</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span 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