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1996-97 NBA Finals

1996-97 season · playoff bracket · 1997-06-01 to 1997-06-13

1997-98 ▶

Champion

Chicago Bulls 4
69–13 season, coach Phil Jackson

Runner-up

Utah Jazz 2
64–18 season, coach Jerry Sloan

Series

4–2

Finals MVP

pending

Games

G	Date	Away	Score	Home	Series
1	1997-06-01	Jazz	82–84	Bulls	CHI 1–0
2	1997-06-04	Jazz	85–97	Bulls	CHI 2–0
3	1997-06-06	Bulls	93–104	Jazz	CHI 2–1
4	1997-06-08	Bulls	73–78	Jazz	CHI 2–2
5	1997-06-11	Bulls	90–88	Jazz	CHI 3–2
6	1997-06-13	Jazz	86–90	Bulls	CHI 4–2

Finals leaders

Player	Team	G	MPG	PTS	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FG%	3P	TS%
Michael Jordan	Bulls	6	42.7	194	32.3	7.0	6.0	1.2	0.8	.456	8-25	.527
Karl Malone	Jazz	6	40.8	143	23.8	10.3	3.5	1.7	0.3	.443	0-1	.478
Scottie Pippen	Bulls	6	42.7	120	20.0	8.3	3.5	1.7	1.8	.421	12-32	.535
John Stockton	Jazz	6	37.6	90	15.0	4.0	8.8	2.0	0.5	.500	6-15	.605
Jeff Hornacek	Jazz	6	34.2	72	12.0	3.5	2.2	0.7	0.0	.379	6-16	.512
Bryon Russell	Jazz	6	39.0	68	11.3	5.8	0.7	0.8	0.2	.390	15-34	.541
Toni Kukoc	Bulls	6	23.2	48	8.0	3.2	2.7	0.2	0.5	.405	10-18	.575
Bison Dele	Bulls	6	20.1	41	6.8	3.3	0.8	1.0	0.2	.472	0-0	.486
Luc Longley	Bulls	6	22.0	41	6.8	3.8	1.2	0.7	0.5	.606	0-0	.580
Greg Foster	Jazz	6	15.9	33	5.5	3.5	0.7	0.3	0.3	.476	1-3	.607
Howard Eisley	Jazz	6	10.4	32	5.3	0.7	2.5	0.2	0.0	.500	1-2	.598
Ron Harper	Bulls	6	27.0	29	4.8	4.5	2.3	1.0	1.0	.344	3-11	.416

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