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The 1997 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 1996–97 season and conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Western Conference champion Utah Jazz took on the defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls for the title, with the Bulls holding home court advantage .
The Miami Heat became the sixth team in NBA History to come back from a 3–1 series deficit with their conference semifinals win over the New York Knicks. Ironically, their run to the Eastern Conference Finals marked the farthest they had reached in the playoffs up to that point; they did not return until 2005, and won the NBA Finals in 2006.
The 1949–50 Minneapolis Lakers, who won the NBA Finals, are not counted in the Eastern versus Western champions record above as they played in the Central Division. The first parentheses in the Western champions and Eastern champions columns indicate the teams' playoff seed. The second parentheses indicate the number of times that teams have ...
José Rodríguez was drafted by the Cardinals in the 24th round. Player signed July 15, 1997. [5] June 13, 1997: Danny Jackson, Mark Sweeney and Rich Batchelor were traded by the Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier, and Fernando Valenzuela. [6] July 29, 1997: Mike Gallego was released by the Cardinals. [7]
1997 NBA Finals: Chicago Bulls over the Utah Jazz 4-2. MVP: Michael Jordan. 1997 NBA Playoffs; 1996–97 NBA season; 1997 NBA draft; 1997 NBA All-Star Game; Eurobasket: Yugoslavia 61, Italy 49; Women WNBA Finals: Houston Comets over the New York Liberty. MVP: Cynthia Cooper. 1997 WNBA Playoffs; 1997 WNBA season; 1997 WNBA draft; Eurobasket ...
The Boston Celtics won 11 of the 12 NBA Finals they reached during 13 seasons (1956–57 to 1968–69), including eight straight NBA championships from 1959 through 1966. [9] During this time the St. Louis Hawks also won their only title before moving to Atlanta and the Philadelphia 76ers won their first title since relocating from Syracuse.
The 1996–97 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville in the 1996–97 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Denny Crum [ 2 ] and the team finished the season with an overall record of 26–9.
He did not disappoint, delivering the school's first-ever NCAA men's basketball championship in 1980. He scored 23 points in the Cardinals' 59–54 victory over UCLA in the championship game. [6] Due to his strong performance, he was named Most Outstanding Player of the Final Four. Griffith totaled 825 points in his senior season, setting a ...