1996 NBA Playoffs Summary

1995 Playoffs Summary 1997 Playoffs Summary

League Champion: Chicago Bulls

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan (27.3 / 5.3 / 4.2)

1996 Playoff Leaders:

PTS: Michael Jordan (552)

TRB: Dennis Rodman (247)

AST: John Stockton (195)

WS: Michael Jordan (4.7)

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Playoff Series

Playoff Series Table

Chicago Bulls over Seattle SuperSonics (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, June 5	Seattle SuperSonics	90	@ Chicago Bulls	107
Game 2	Fri, June 7	Seattle SuperSonics	88	@ Chicago Bulls	92
Game 3	Sun, June 9	Chicago Bulls	108	@ Seattle SuperSonics	86
Game 4	Wed, June 12	Chicago Bulls	86	@ Seattle SuperSonics	107
Game 5	Fri, June 14	Chicago Bulls	78	@ Seattle SuperSonics	89
Game 6	Sun, June 16	Seattle SuperSonics	75	@ Chicago Bulls	87

Chicago Bulls over Orlando Magic (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 19	Orlando Magic	83	@ Chicago Bulls	121
Game 2	Tue, May 21	Orlando Magic	88	@ Chicago Bulls	93
Game 3	Sat, May 25	Chicago Bulls	86	@ Orlando Magic	67
Game 4	Mon, May 27	Chicago Bulls	106	@ Orlando Magic	101

Seattle SuperSonics over Utah Jazz (4-3)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 18	Utah Jazz	72	@ Seattle SuperSonics	102
Game 2	Mon, May 20	Utah Jazz	87	@ Seattle SuperSonics	91
Game 3	Fri, May 24	Seattle SuperSonics	76	@ Utah Jazz	96
Game 4	Sun, May 26	Seattle SuperSonics	88	@ Utah Jazz	86
Game 5	Tue, May 28	Utah Jazz	98	@ Seattle SuperSonics	95
Game 6	Thu, May 30	Seattle SuperSonics	83	@ Utah Jazz	118
Game 7	Sun, June 2	Utah Jazz	86	@ Seattle SuperSonics	90

Chicago Bulls over New York Knicks (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sun, May 5	New York Knicks	84	@ Chicago Bulls	91
Game 2	Tue, May 7	New York Knicks	80	@ Chicago Bulls	91
Game 3	Sat, May 11	Chicago Bulls	99	@ New York Knicks	102
Game 4	Sun, May 12	Chicago Bulls	94	@ New York Knicks	91
Game 5	Tue, May 14	New York Knicks	81	@ Chicago Bulls	94

Orlando Magic over Atlanta Hawks (4-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Wed, May 8	Atlanta Hawks	105	@ Orlando Magic	117
Game 2	Fri, May 10	Atlanta Hawks	94	@ Orlando Magic	120
Game 3	Sun, May 12	Orlando Magic	103	@ Atlanta Hawks	96
Game 4	Mon, May 13	Orlando Magic	99	@ Atlanta Hawks	104
Game 5	Wed, May 15	Atlanta Hawks	88	@ Orlando Magic	96

Seattle SuperSonics over Houston Rockets (4-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Sat, May 4	Houston Rockets	75	@ Seattle SuperSonics	108
Game 2	Mon, May 6	Houston Rockets	101	@ Seattle SuperSonics	105
Game 3	Fri, May 10	Seattle SuperSonics	115	@ Houston Rockets	112
Game 4	Sun, May 12	Seattle SuperSonics	114	@ Houston Rockets	107

Utah Jazz over San Antonio Spurs (4-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Tue, May 7	Utah Jazz	95	@ San Antonio Spurs	75
Game 2	Thu, May 9	Utah Jazz	77	@ San Antonio Spurs	88
Game 3	Sat, May 11	San Antonio Spurs	75	@ Utah Jazz	105
Game 4	Sun, May 12	San Antonio Spurs	86	@ Utah Jazz	101
Game 5	Tue, May 14	Utah Jazz	87	@ San Antonio Spurs	98
Game 6	Thu, May 16	San Antonio Spurs	81	@ Utah Jazz	108

Atlanta Hawks over Indiana Pacers (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 25	Atlanta Hawks	92	@ Indiana Pacers	80
Game 2	Sat, April 27	Atlanta Hawks	94	@ Indiana Pacers	102
Game 3	Mon, April 29	Indiana Pacers	83	@ Atlanta Hawks	90
Game 4	Thu, May 2	Indiana Pacers	83	@ Atlanta Hawks	75
Game 5	Sun, May 5	Atlanta Hawks	89	@ Indiana Pacers	87

Chicago Bulls over Miami Heat (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 26	Miami Heat	85	@ Chicago Bulls	102
Game 2	Sun, April 28	Miami Heat	75	@ Chicago Bulls	106
Game 3	Wed, May 1	Chicago Bulls	112	@ Miami Heat	91

New York Knicks over Cleveland Cavaliers (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 25	New York Knicks	106	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	83
Game 2	Sat, April 27	New York Knicks	84	@ Cleveland Cavaliers	80
Game 3	Wed, May 1	Cleveland Cavaliers	76	@ New York Knicks	81

Orlando Magic over Detroit Pistons (3-0)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 26	Detroit Pistons	92	@ Orlando Magic	112
Game 2	Sun, April 28	Detroit Pistons	77	@ Orlando Magic	92
Game 3	Tue, April 30	Orlando Magic	101	@ Detroit Pistons	98

Houston Rockets over Los Angeles Lakers (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 25	Houston Rockets	87	@ Los Angeles Lakers	83
Game 2	Sat, April 27	Houston Rockets	94	@ Los Angeles Lakers	104
Game 3	Tue, April 30	Los Angeles Lakers	98	@ Houston Rockets	104
Game 4	Thu, May 2	Los Angeles Lakers	94	@ Houston Rockets	102

San Antonio Spurs over Phoenix Suns (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 26	Phoenix Suns	98	@ San Antonio Spurs	120
Game 2	Sun, April 28	Phoenix Suns	105	@ San Antonio Spurs	110
Game 3	Wed, May 1	San Antonio Spurs	93	@ Phoenix Suns	94
Game 4	Fri, May 3	San Antonio Spurs	116	@ Phoenix Suns	98

Seattle SuperSonics over Sacramento Kings (3-1)

Series Stats

Game 1	Fri, April 26	Sacramento Kings	85	@ Seattle SuperSonics	97
Game 2	Sun, April 28	Sacramento Kings	90	@ Seattle SuperSonics	81
Game 3	Tue, April 30	Seattle SuperSonics	96	@ Sacramento Kings	89
Game 4	Thu, May 2	Seattle SuperSonics	101	@ Sacramento Kings	87

Utah Jazz over Portland Trail Blazers (3-2)

Series Stats

Game 1	Thu, April 25	Portland Trail Blazers	102	@ Utah Jazz	110
Game 2	Sat, April 27	Portland Trail Blazers	90	@ Utah Jazz	105
Game 3	Mon, April 29	Utah Jazz	91	@ Portland Trail Blazers	94
Game 4	Wed, May 1	Utah Jazz	90	@ Portland Trail Blazers	98
Game 5	Sun, May 5	Portland Trail Blazers	64	@ Utah Jazz	102

Team Stats

Team Stats Table
Rk	Team	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Phoenix Suns	4	960	150	344	.436	15	52	.288	135	292	.462	80	105	.762	58	108	166	87	20	17	44	86	395
2	Orlando Magic	12	2880	457	915	.499	74	218	.339	383	697	.549	191	326	.586	152	301	453	258	80	39	159	267	1179
3	Houston Rockets	8	1945	291	659	.442	61	183	.333	230	476	.483	139	189	.735	73	235	308	193	80	40	110	169	782
4	Chicago Bulls	18	4345	635	1435	.443	111	363	.306	524	1072	.489	372	504	.738	293	491	784	408	171	70	259	447	1753
5	Utah Jazz	18	4370	637	1358	.469	98	229	.428	539	1129	.477	342	484	.707	204	492	696	454	137	102	238	456	1714
6	Los Angeles Lakers	4	960	138	329	.419	32	92	.348	106	237	.447	71	94	.755	49	134	183	88	23	16	64	79	379
7	San Antonio Spurs	10	2400	346	734	.471	53	117	.453	293	617	.475	197	277	.711	111	277	388	213	76	52	138	213	942
8	Seattle Supersonics	21	5090	697	1481	.471	148	400	.370	549	1081	.508	435	576	.755	193	605	798	425	169	95	372	520	1977
9	Atlanta Hawks	10	2425	336	757	.444	76	206	.369	260	551	.472	179	244	.734	126	233	359	198	84	53	140	222	927
10	Portland Trail Blazers	5	1225	151	384	.393	33	86	.384	118	298	.396	113	171	.661	69	139	208	84	30	19	70	140	448
11	Detroit Pistons	3	720	98	216	.454	15	50	.300	83	166	.500	56	74	.757	36	71	107	43	8	5	40	74	267
12	New York Knicks	8	1945	256	554	.462	51	129	.395	205	425	.482	146	210	.695	69	227	296	149	52	30	142	162	709
13	Sacramento Kings	4	960	128	296	.432	18	64	.281	110	232	.474	77	114	.675	49	120	169	75	35	19	78	101	351
14	Indiana Pacers	5	1225	162	368	.440	17	57	.298	145	311	.466	94	122	.770	70	141	211	86	42	16	93	116	435
15	Miami Heat	3	720	91	216	.421	22	70	.314	69	146	.473	47	67	.701	34	74	108	51	21	5	63	83	251
16	Cleveland Cavaliers	3	720	94	222	.423	16	63	.254	78	159	.491	35	45	.778	35	76	111	59	19	14	40	63	239
	League Average	9	2056	292	642	.455	53	149	.353	239	493	.485	161	225	.715	101	233	334	179	65	37	128	200	797