Description: The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) played the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls (72–10), with the Bulls holding home court advantage. The teams' 136 combined regular season wins shattered the previous record of 125, set in 1985 between the Los Angeles Lakers who won 62 games and the Boston Celtics who won 63 games in the past regular season. The series, the 50th NBA finals in league history, was played under a best-of-seven format. This was the first championship in the Chicago Bulls' second three-peat.[1] 1996 NBA Finals TeamCoachWins Chicago BullsPhil Jackson4 Seattle SuperSonicsGeorge Karl2 Dates June 5–16 MVP Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) Hall of Famers Bulls: Michael Jordan (2009) Scottie Pippen (2010) Dennis Rodman (2011) Toni Kukoc (2021) SuperSonics: Gary Payton (2013) Coaches: Phil Jackson (2007) Tex Winter (2011) George Karl (2022) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) Hugh Evans (2022) Eastern Finals Bulls defeated Magic, 4–0 Western Finals SuperSonics defeated Jazz, 4–3 ← 1995NBA Finals1997 → Chicago won the series 4 games to 2. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP, his fourth time winning the award. Game 2 Edit NBC June 7 9:00 et Recap at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 1996) Seattle SuperSonics 88, Chicago Bulls 92 Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 18–23, 20–30, 23–16 Pts: Shawn Kemp 29 Rebs: Shawn Kemp 13 Asts: Payton, Schrempf 3 eachPts: Michael Jordan 29 Rebs: Dennis Rodman 20 Asts: Michael Jordan 8 Chicago leads the series, 2–0 United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 24,544 Referees: No. 42 Hue Hollins No. 20 Jess Kersey No. 4 Ed T. Rush Game 2 started well for Seattle with a 27–23 first quarter lead. However, Seattle would once again lose the lead before halftime. Despite Shawn Kemp's 29 points and 13 rebounds, Chicago triumphed with a final score of 92 to 88. In the victory, Dennis Rodman tied an NBA Finals record with 11 offensive rebounds and made a clutch free throw near the end of the game to seal the Bulls victory. Michael Jordan once again led the Bulls with 29 points, while Shawn Kemp continued his strong play by scoring 29 points for Seattle.
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Team-Basketball: Chicago Bulls
Sport: Basketball
Player: Michael Jordan
Year: 1996
Original/Reproduction: Original
Team: Seattle Supersonics
Vintage: Yes
Event/Tournament: NBA Finals
