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1996-1997 Chicago Bulls Playoff Roster
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Playoff Roster

Player Pos HT WT Born Age Pre-Draft Team YOS Draft Status
Randy Brown G 6-2 190 May 22, 1968 28 New Mexico State 5 1991 Rnd 2 Pick 4, Sacramento Kings
Jud Buechler G-F 6-6 220 Jun 19, 1968 28 Arizona 6 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 11, Seattle SuperSonics
Jason Caffey F 6-8 255 Jun 12, 1973 23 Alabama 1 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 20, Chicago Bulls
Ron Harper G-F 6-6 185 Jan 20, 1964 33 Miami (OH) 10 1986 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Cleveland Cavaliers
Michael Jordan SG 6-6 215 Feb 17, 1963 34 North Carolina 11 1984 Rnd 1 Pick 3, Chicago Bulls
Steve Kerr G 6-3 175 Sep 27, 1965 31 Arizona 8 1988 Rnd 2 Pick 25, Phoenix Suns
Toni Kukoc F 6-11 235 Sep 18, 1968 28 KK Split (Croatia) 3 1990 Rnd 2 Pick 2, Chicago Bulls
Luc Longley C 7-3 298 Jan 19, 1969 28 New Mexico 5 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 7, Minnesota Timberwolves
Robert Parish C 7-0 230 Aug 30, 1953 43 Centenary 19 1976 Rnd 1 Pick 8, Golden State Warriors
Scottie Pippen F-G 6-8 228 Sep 25, 1965 31 Central Arkansas 9 1987 Rnd 1 Pick 5, Seattle SuperSonics
Dennis Rodman F 6-7 210 May 13, 1961 35 Southeastern Oklahoma State 10 1986 Rnd 2 Pick 3, Detroit Pistons
Dickey Simpkins F 6-9 248 Apr 6, 1972 25 Providence 2 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 21, Chicago Bulls
Matt Steigenga F 6-7 225 Feb 27, 1970 27 Michigan State 0 1992 Rnd 2 Pick 25, Chicago Bulls
Bill Wennington C 7-0 245 Dec 26, 1963 33 St. John's 9 1985 Rnd 1 Pick 16, Dallas Mavericks
Bison Dele C 6-11 235 Apr 6, 1969 28 Arizona 5 1991 Rnd 1 Pick 10, Orlando Magic

Playoff Matchups

Eastern Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Chicago Bulls #8 Washington Wizards Chicago in 3
First Round #2 Miami Heat #7 Orlando Magic Miami in 5
First Round #3 New York Knicks #6 Charlotte Hornets New York in 3
First Round #4 Atlanta Hawks #5 Detroit Pistons Atlanta in 5
Second Round #1 Chicago Bulls #4 Atlanta Hawks Chicago in 5
Second Round #2 Miami Heat #3 New York Knicks Miami in 7
Conference Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #2 Miami Heat Chicago in 5
Western Conference
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
First Round #1 Utah Jazz #8 Los Angeles Clippers Utah in 3
First Round #2 Seattle SuperSonics #7 Phoenix Suns Seattle in 5
First Round #3 Houston Rockets #6 Minnesota Timberwolves Houston in 3
First Round #4 Los Angeles Lakers #5 Portland Trail Blazers L.A. Lakers in 4
Second Round #1 Utah Jazz #4 Los Angeles Lakers Utah in 5
Second Round #3 Houston Rockets #2 Seattle SuperSonics Houston in 7
Conference Finals #1 Utah Jazz #3 Houston Rockets Utah in 6
NBA Finals
DescriptionHomeAwayResult
NBA Finals #1 Chicago Bulls #1 Utah Jazz Chicago in 6

Chicago Playoff Stat Leaders Full Team Stats

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

Opening Round Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Washington Leaders
Apr 25, 1997
VS
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
VS
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
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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

Conference Semi Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Atlanta Leaders
May 6, 1997
VS
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
VS
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
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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
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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
VS
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

Conference Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Miami Leaders
May 20, 1997
VS
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
VS
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
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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
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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
VS
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

NBA Finals Schedule

Date Opponent Result Venue/Game Type Record Chicago Leaders Utah Leaders
Jun 1, 1997
VS
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
VS
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
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Utah
 L, 104-93 EnergySolutions Arena
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
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Utah
 L, 78-73 EnergySolutions Arena
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
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Utah
 W, 88-90 EnergySolutions Arena
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
VS
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