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The Bulls began the 1995–96 season on November 3 against the Charlotte Hornets and defeated them, 105–91, with Michael Jordan scoring 42 points. [70] The next day, Chicago defeated the Boston Celtics in a 22-point blowout, 107–85, behind Scottie Pippen's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists. [ 71 ]
The Bulls' new playoff streak ended in 2008, when the team finished fourth in their division with a 33–49 record. After the season, the team hired a new coach, Vinny Del Negro. [14] The Bulls' poor record did help them win the 2008 NBA draft lottery, which allowed them to select Derrick Rose with the first pick in the NBA draft.
The Chicago Bulls finished the season with a combined regular season and postseason record of 87–13, the best in NBA history. [7] Chicago's 72 wins remained an NBA record until 2015–16 , when the Golden State Warriors , who were coached by ex-Bulls guard Steve Kerr , posted a 73–9 record, despite winning a combined 88 regular season and ...
In addition, the 1995–96 team holds several other records, including the best road record in a standard 41 road-game season (33–8), the all-time best start by a team (41–3), and the best start at home (37–0). The Bulls also posted the second-best home record in history (39–2), behind only the 1985–86 Celtics 40–1 home mark.
Hold the record for the fewest points per game in a season after 1954–55 (81.9 in 1998–99) Hold the record for the fewest points in a game after 1954–55 (49, April 10, 1999) Hold the record for largest margin of victory in an NBA Finals game (42; defeated the Utah Jazz 96–54)
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.The Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics (64–18) played the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls (72–10), with the Bulls holding home court advantage.
The Bulls got off to a fast start winning their first twelve games of the season, [6] [7] while posting a 42–6 record before the All-Star break. [8] In April, the team signed free agent Brian Williams , who previously played for the Los Angeles Clippers last season, and spent most of the 1996–97 season as a free agent; Williams played in ...
The 1996 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995–96 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 2. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP for a then record fourth time.