Chicago Bulls Playoff Rosters

1996-1997 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Birth Date Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Randy Brown PG 6-2 190 May 22, 1968 28 New Mexico State 5 1991 2nd Rnd, #31, Sacramento Kings
Jud Buechler G-F 6-6 220 Jun 19, 1968 28 Arizona 6 1990 2nd Rnd, #38, Seattle SuperSonics
Jason Caffey PF 6-8 255 Jun 12, 1973 23 Alabama 1 1995 1st Rnd, #20, Chicago Bulls
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 33 Miami (OH) 10 1986 1st Rnd, #8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Jordan SG 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 34 North Carolina 11 1984 1st Rnd, #3, Chicago Bulls
Steve Kerr PG 6-3 175 Sep 27, 1965 31 Arizona 8 1988 2nd Rnd, #50, Phoenix Suns
Toni Kukoc PF 6-11 235 Sep 18, 1968 28 KK Split (Croatia) 3 1990 2nd Rnd, #29, Chicago Bulls
Luc Longley C 7-3 298 Jan 19, 1969 28 New Mexico 5 1991 1st Rnd, #7, Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 43 Centenary 19 1976 1st Rnd, #16, Golden State Warriors
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 31 Central Arkansas 9 1987 1st Rnd, #5, Seattle SuperSonics
Dennis Rodman SF 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 35 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10 1986 2nd Rnd, #27, Detroit Pistons
Dickey Simpkins PF 6-9 248 Apr 6, 1972 25 Providence 2 1994 1st Rnd, #21, Chicago Bulls
Matt Steigenga SF 6-7 225 Feb 27, 1970 27 Michigan State 0 1992 2nd Rnd, #52, Chicago Bulls
Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 Dec 26, 1963 33 St. John's 9 1985 1st Rnd, #16, Dallas Mavericks
Bison Dele C 6-11 235 Apr 6, 1969 28 Arizona 5 1991 1st Rnd, #10, Orlando Magic

1996-1997 Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Bullets CHI in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic MIA in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets NYK in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons ATL in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks CHI in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks MIA in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat CHI in 5

Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers UTA in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns SEA in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves HOU in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers LAL in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers UTA in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics HOU in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets UTA in 6

NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz CHI in 6

1996-1997 Chicago Playoff Stats

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Michael Jordan 19 42.3 31.1 7.9 4.8 1.6 0.9 2.6
Scottie Pippen 19 39.6 19.2 6.8 3.8 1.5 0.9 2.9
Toni Kukoc 19 22.3 7.9 2.8 2.8 0.7 0.2 0.9
Ron Harper 19 27.1 7.5 4.3 3.0 1.3 0.7 0.6
Luc Longley 19 22.7 6.5 4.4 1.8 0.4 0.8 1.5
Bison Dele 19 17.7 6.1 3.7 0.6 1.0 0.4 0.7
Steve Kerr 19 17.9 5.0 0.9 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.4
Dennis Rodman 19 28.2 4.2 8.4 1.4 0.5 0.2 1.5
Jason Caffey 17 9.8 2.4 2.5 0.9 0.2 0.2 0.7
Jud Buechler 18 7.7 1.8 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.1
Randy Brown 17 5.8 1.2 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.2
Robert Parish 2 9.0 1.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0

1996-1997 Chicago Bulls Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Washington Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
v.
Washington
W, 98-86 United Center
Opening Round
1-0 PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 8. M. Jordan
PTS: 21. Juwan Howard
REB: 10. R. Strickland
AST: 8. R. Strickland
Apr 27, 1997
v.
Washington
W, 109-104 United Center
Opening Round
2-0 PTS: 55. M. Jordan
REB: 9. S. Pippen
AST: 6. Luc Longley
PTS: 26. C. Cheaney
REB: 12. Chris Webber
AST: 8. R. Strickland
Apr 30, 1997
@
Washington
W, 95-96 US Airways Arena
Opening Round
3-0 PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 6. M. Jordan
PTS: 24. R. Strickland
REB: 8. Chris Webber
AST: 9. R. Strickland

1996-1997 Chicago Bulls Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Atlanta Leaders
May 6, 1997
v.
Atlanta
W, 100-97 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-0 PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 6. M. Jordan
PTS: 31. M. Blaylock
REB: 12. M. Blaylock
AST: 6. C. Laettner
May 8, 1997
v.
Atlanta
L, 95-103 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
1-1 PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 16. M. Jordan
AST: 9. S. Pippen
PTS: 27. Steve Smith
REB: 15. D. Mutombo
AST: 9. M. Blaylock
May 10, 1997
@
Atlanta
W, 80-100 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
2-1 PTS: 21. M. Jordan
REB: 11. Jason Caffey
AST: 5. Toni Kukoc
PTS: 16. D. Mutombo
REB: 13. D. Mutombo
AST: 6. M. Blaylock
May 11, 1997
@
Atlanta
W, 80-89 Omni Coliseum
Conference Semi Finals
3-1 PTS: 27. M. Jordan
REB: 8. S. Pippen
AST: 4. S. Pippen
PTS: 21. C. Laettner
REB: 12. C. Laettner
AST: 4. M. Blaylock
May 13, 1997
v.
Atlanta
W, 107-92 United Center
Conference Semi Finals
4-1 PTS: 24. M. Jordan
REB: 10. Bison Dele
AST: 7. M. Jordan
PTS: 23. C. Laettner
REB: 12. D. Mutombo
AST: 8. M. Blaylock

1996-1997 Chicago Bulls Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Miami Leaders
May 20, 1997
v.
Miami
W, 84-77 United Center
Conference Finals
1-0 PTS: 37. M. Jordan
REB: 19. D. Rodman
AST: 4. S. Pippen
PTS: 21. A. Mourning
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 9. Tim Hardaway
May 22, 1997
v.
Miami
W, 75-68 United Center
Conference Finals
2-0 PTS: 23. M. Jordan
REB: 10. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Ron Harper
PTS: 15. Tim Hardaway
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 5. Tim Hardaway
May 24, 1997
@
Miami
W, 74-98 Miami Arena
Conference Finals
3-0 PTS: 34. M. Jordan
REB: 9. D. Rodman
AST: 6. Toni Kukoc
PTS: 14. V. Lenard
REB: 9. A. Mourning
AST: 5. John Crotty
May 26, 1997
@
Miami
L, 87-80 Miami Arena
Conference Finals
3-1 PTS: 29. M. Jordan
REB: 11. D. Rodman
AST: 5. S. Pippen
PTS: 25. Tim Hardaway
REB: 14. A. Mourning
AST: 7. Tim Hardaway
May 28, 1997
v.
Miami
W, 100-87 United Center
Conference Finals
4-1 PTS: 28. M. Jordan
REB: 13. D. Rodman
AST: 7. Toni Kukoc
PTS: 27. Tim Hardaway
REB: 8. A. Mourning
AST: 5. Tim Hardaway

1996-1997 Chicago Bulls NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue Record Chicago Leaders Utah Leaders
Jun 1, 1997
v.
Utah
W, 84-82 United Center
NBA Finals
1-0 PTS: 31. M. Jordan
REB: 12. D. Rodman
AST: 8. M. Jordan
PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 15. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
Jun 4, 1997
v.
Utah
W, 97-85 United Center
NBA Finals
2-0 PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 13. M. Jordan
AST: 9. M. Jordan
PTS: 20. Karl Malone
REB: 13. Karl Malone
AST: 7. J. Stockton
Jun 6, 1997
@
Utah
L, 104-93 Delta Center
NBA Finals
2-1 PTS: 27. S. Pippen
REB: 7. Ron Harper
AST: 6. M. Jordan
PTS: 37. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
Jun 8, 1997
@
Utah
L, 78-73 Delta Center
NBA Finals
2-2 PTS: 22. M. Jordan
REB: 12. S. Pippen
AST: 4. S. Pippen
PTS: 23. Karl Malone
REB: 10. Karl Malone
AST: 12. J. Stockton
Jun 11, 1997
@
Utah
W, 88-90 Delta Center
NBA Finals
3-2 PTS: 38. M. Jordan
REB: 10. S. Pippen
AST: 5. M. Jordan
PTS: 19. Karl Malone
REB: 15. G. Ostertag
AST: 6. Karl Malone
Jun 13, 1997
v.
Utah
W, 90-86 United Center
NBA Finals
4-2 PTS: 39. M. Jordan
REB: 11. M. Jordan
AST: 4. M. Jordan
PTS: 21. Karl Malone
REB: 8. G. Ostertag
AST: 5. J. Stockton