| Chicago Bulls | 96 |
| New Jersey Nets | 93 |
| Box Score | |
| Los Angeles Lakers | 104 |
| Portland Trail Blazers | 102 |
| Box Score | |
| Miami Heat | 94 |
| New York Knicks | 79 |
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| Seattle SuperSonics | 108 |
| Minnesota Timberwolves | 83 |
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New Jersey 93, Chicago 96
Opening Round - Chicago wins 3-0
United Center (Chicago, Illinois)
Attendance: N/A
Officials: N/A
Team Rebounds: New Jersey (0) Chicago (0)
Technicals: New Jersey (0) Chicago (0)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN (43-39) | 27 | 21 | 14 | 27 | 4 | 93 |
| CHI (62-20) | 31 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 96 |
| Advanced | Poss | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | 94 | 98.7 | 101.9 |
| CHI | 94 | 101.9 | 98.7 |
| Four Factors | eFG% | TO% | OR% | FTR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJN | .419 | 0.127 | 0.283 | 0.244 |
| CHI | .493 | 0.159 | 0.205 | 0.329 |
New Jersey Nets
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sam Cassell | Starter | PG | 17:00 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 15 | Chris Gatling | Starter | C | 37:00 | 10-18 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 13.0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 |
| 13 | Kendall Gill | Starter | SF | 44:00 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 5.2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 |
| 30 | Kerry Kittles | Starter | SG | 39:00 | 3-17 | 0-3 | 4-4 | 1.0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 44 | Keith Van Horn | Starter | PF | 16:00 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6.8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Sherman Douglas | Bench | PG | 37:00 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 9.8 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 11 | Brian Evans | Bench | PF | 01:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Lucious Harris | Bench | SG | 20:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 3.5 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Rony Seikaly | Bench | C | 10:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 3.9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 55 | Jayson Williams | Bench | C | 44:00 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 18.0 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 36-86 | 0-6 | 21-29 | 77.1 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 16 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 93 | ||||
| 41.9% | 0.0% | 72.4% |
Chicago Bulls
| # | Player | Status | Pos | Min | FGM-A | 3PM-A | FTM-A | FIC | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | PF | STL | BLK | TO | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Ron Harper | Starter | SG | 34:00 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 7.5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 |
| 23 | Michael Jordan | Starter | SG | 47:00 | 11-27 | 0-2 | 17-23 | 16.9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | Toni Kukoc | Starter | PF | 42:00 | 5-10 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 11.2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 |
| 33 | Scottie Pippen | Starter | SF | 47:00 | 9-13 | 1-1 | 5-11 | 20.4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 24 |
| 91 | Dennis Rodman | Starter | C | 40:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5.5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Randy Brown | Bench | PG | 06:00 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -0.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Scott Burrell | Bench | SF | 09:00 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Steve Kerr | Bench | SG | 16:00 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Dickey Simpkins | Bench | PF | 19:00 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 2.4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 34 | Bill Wennington | Bench | C | 05:00 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | |||||||||||||||||
| 265 | 34-73 | 4-9 | 24-39 | 86.4 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 25 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 96 | ||||
| 46.6% | 44.4% | 61.5% |
New Jersey Nets Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Sam Cassell 19.6p, 3r, 8a |
Kerry Kittles 17.2p, 4.7r, 2.3a |
Kendall Gill 13.4p, 4.8r, 2.5a |
Keith Van Horn 19.7p, 6.6r, 1.7a |
Chris Gatling 11.5p, 5.9r, 0.9a |
| Rotation | Sherman Douglas 8p, 1.7r, 4a |
Lucious Harris 3.8p, 1r, 0.8a |
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Jayson Williams 12.9p, 13.6r, 1a |
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Rony Seikaly 13.3p, 7r, 1.4a |
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Brian Evans 4.5p, 1.9r, 0.8a |
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Chicago Bulls Depth Chart
| PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | Ron Harper 9.3p, 3.5r, 2.9a |
Michael Jordan 28.7p, 5.8r, 3.5a |
Scottie Pippen 19.1p, 5.2r, 5.8a |
Toni Kukoc 13.3p, 4.4r, 4.2a |
Dennis Rodman 4.7p, 15r, 2.9a |
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Steve Kerr 7.5p, 1.5r, 1.9a |
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Dickey Simpkins 3.3p, 1.9r, 0.8a |
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| Lim PT | Randy Brown 4.1p, 1.3r, 2.1a |
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Scott Burrell 5.2p, 2.5r, 0.8a |
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Bill Wennington 3.5p, 1.7r, 0.4a |