1996 NBA Finals
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| Dates | June 5–16 | ||||||||||||
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| MVP |
Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls) |
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| Television | NBC (U.S.) | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Marv Albert, Matt Guokas and Bill Walton | ||||||||||||
| Radio network | ESPN | ||||||||||||
| Announcers | Brent Musburger and Jack Ramsay | ||||||||||||
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| Hall of Famers |
Bulls: Michael Jordan (2009) Scottie Pippen (2010) Dennis Rodman (2011) SuperSonics: Gary Payton (2013) Coaches: Phil Jackson (2007) Tex Winter (2011) Officials: Dick Bavetta (2015) |
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| Eastern Finals | Bulls defeat Magic, 4–0 | ||||||||||||
| Western Finals | SuperSonics defeat Jazz, 4–3 | ||||||||||||
| Game 1: | Dan Crawford, Joey Crawford, Bennett Salvatore |
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| Game 2: | Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush |
| Game 3: | Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie |
| Game 4: | Joey Crawford, Mike Mathis, Bill Oakes |
| Game 5: | Hue Hollins, Jess Kersey, Ed T. Rush |
| Game 6: | Dick Bavetta, Hugh Evans, Steve Javie |
The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 1995–96 National Basketball Association (NBA) season. 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 teams' 136 combined regular season wins shattered the previous record of 125, set in 1985. The series was played under a best-of-seven format.
Chicago won the series 4 games to 2. Michael Jordan was named NBA Finals MVP.
NBC Sports used Ahmad Rashād (Bulls sideline) and Hannah Storm (SuperSonics sideline).
Hal Douglas narrated the season-ending documentary Unstopabulls for NBA Entertainment.
This was the 50th NBA Finals played.
The Bulls were coming off a season in which Michael Jordan returned from an 18-month retirement, only to lose in the second round of the playoffs to the Orlando Magic. Heading into the upcoming season, Chicago was no longer the same team as they were in their most recent championship season of 1993, having lost key members of their first three-peat core in John Paxson, Bill Cartwright, Horace Grant, B. J. Armstrong, Stacey King, Will Perdue, and Scott Williams. The former two retired while the latter five left via free agency.
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