1995–96_Chicago_Bulls_season

1995–96 Chicago Bulls season

1995–96 Chicago Bulls season

NBA basketball team season (won championship)

The 1995–96 NBA season was the Bulls' 30th season in the National Basketball Association.[1] During the off-season, the Bulls acquired controversial All-Star forward and rebound specialist Dennis Rodman from the San Antonio Spurs,[2][3][4][5][6] and signed free agents Randy Brown and James Edwards.[7][8][9] At midseason, the team signed John Salley, who was previously released by the expansion Toronto Raptors; Rodman, Edwards and Salley were all teammates on the Detroit Pistons during the "Bad Boy" era, where they won two straight championships in 1989 and 1990.[10][11] The Bulls had the best team offensive rating and the best team defensive rating in the NBA.

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Widely regarded as the greatest team in NBA history, the 1995–96 Bulls were named one of the Top 10 Teams in NBA History during the celebration of the league's 50th anniversary in 1996.[12] The team set the record for most wins in an NBA regular season in which they won the championship, finishing with 72 wins and 10 losses. The 2015–16 Golden State Warriors set a new milestone by finishing with a 73-9 regular season record, surpassing the previous record set by the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls. However, despite their remarkable performance, the team ultimately fell short in the 2016 NBA Finals.[13] Notably, the Warriors' head coach, Steve Kerr, had a significant link to the 1995-96 Bulls team, having previously played as a point guard for the Bulls during that time.

The Bulls' started 37–0 at home, part of a then-NBA-record 44-game winning streak that included games from the 1994–95 regular-season.[14] Their 33 road wins were the most in NBA history until the 2015–16 Warriors won 34 road games. The season was the best 3-loss start in NBA history at 41–3 (.932), which included an 18-game winning streak for the team.[15] The team also went undefeated in January with a 14–0 record,[16] and held a 42–5 record at the All-Star break.[17] The Bulls became the first NBA team to ever win 70 regular season games, finishing first overall in their division, conference, and the entire NBA, and posted a league best 39–2 home record.[18] They are also the only team in NBA history to win more than 70 games and an NBA title in the same season.

Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen were both selected for the 1996 NBA All-Star Game in San Antonio, Texas, with head coach Phil Jackson coaching the Eastern Conference,[19][20][21][22] and with Jordan winning his second All-Star Game MVP award.[23][24][25][26][27] Jordan was named Most Valuable Player of the Year, averaging 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game.[28][29][30][31] In addition, Pippen averaged 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, while Rodman led the league with 14.9 rebounds per game, but only played 64 games this season, and served a six-game suspension for head butting a referee during a road game against the New Jersey Nets on March 16, 1996,[32][33][34][35] and Croatian small forward Toni Kukoč played a sixth man role, averaging 13.1 points per game off the bench, and was named Sixth Man of the Year.[36][37][38] Luc Longley provided the team with 9.1 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, while three-point specialist Steve Kerr contributed 8.4 points per game off the bench, while shooting .515 in three-point field goal percentage, and Ron Harper provided with 7.4 points and 1.3 steals per game.[39] Jordan and Pippen were both named to the All-NBA First Team, and NBA All-Defensive First Team, with Rodman being selected to the latter team, and Jackson was named Coach of the Year.[40][41][42][43] Pippen also finished in fifth place in Most Valuable Player voting,[28] and in second place in Defensive Player of the Year voting.[44][45][46]

The Bulls swept the Miami Heat, 3–0 in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs,[47][48][49][50] defeated the 5th-seeded New York Knicks, 4–1 in five games of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals,[51][52][53][54] then swept the Orlando Magic, 4–0 in the Eastern Conference Finals.[55][56][57][58] They then defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 4–2 in the 1996 NBA Finals, winning their fourth NBA title in six seasons.[59][60][61][62][63] The Bulls have the best combined regular and postseason record in NBA history at 87–13 (.870). Following the season, Edwards retired, and Salley left to play overseas in Greece.[64]

For the season, the Bulls added new black alternate road uniforms with red pinstripes.[65] Eventually, they would remove the pinstripes from their jerseys in 1997.[66]

Off-season

Before the 1995–96 NBA season, the Bulls acquired Dennis Rodman and Jack Haley from the Spurs in exchange for Will Perdue and cash considerations to fill a void at power forward left by Horace Grant, who left the Bulls before the 1994–95 NBA season.[67]

In his book Bad as I Wanna Be,[citation needed] Rodman wrote that Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen had to approve the trade. Rodman chose the number 91 (9+1=10 according to Rodman for why he chose that number) for his jersey since #10 was retired by the Bulls in 1995 in honor of Bob Love.

Haley played in one game, the final game of the regular season, and didn't participate in the playoffs. He was best known for his friendship with the enigmatic Rodman.[68]

NBA draft

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Roster

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Standings

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Record vs. opponents

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Regular season

November

Scottie Pippen accumulated 2 triple-doubles and 4 double-doubles in November 1995.

The Bulls began the 1995–96 season on November 3 against the Charlotte Hornets and defeated them, 105–91, with Michael Jordan scoring 42 points.[69] The next day, Chicago defeated the Boston Celtics in a 22-point blowout, 107–85, behind Scottie Pippen's 21 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.[70] On November 7, the Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors behind Jordan's 38 points.[71] In Gund Arena, Chicago defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 9, where Scottie Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 18 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.[72] After defeating the Portland Trail Blazers on November 11, the Bulls reached a 5–0 start for the season.[73] On November 14, Chicago's undefeated streak ended with a loss to the Orlando Magic, despite a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 17 points and 10 rebounds. Jordan also scored 23 points and grabbed 7 rebounds for the Bulls[74] Following their first loss of the season, Chicago bounced back to defeat Cleveland on November 15.[75] The Bulls would continue their winning ways by defeating the New Jersey Nets on November 17. Toni Kukoc recorded a game-high 19 points and 7 assists for the Bulls.[76]

The Bulls went on a road trip to play against seven Western Conference teams. On November 21, Chicago played in its first overtime game of the season in a win against the Dallas Mavericks, 108–102, backed by a double-double performance by Pippen who recorded 26 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists and 36 points from Jordan.[77] On the next day, the Bulls defeated the San Antonio Spurs behind another triple-double by Pippen who recorded 15 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists. and Jordan's 38 points and 9 rebounds.[78] Chicago then went to Delta Center to play against the Utah Jazz on November 24. In the game, the Bulls defeated the Jazz, 90–85.[79] On November 26, the Bulls headed to Seattle and led the Sonics 64-51 after the first half, but the Sonics mounted a comeback outscoring the Bulls on the next two quarters, thus handing the visiting Bulls their second loss of the season, 92–97. Jordan led the Bulls with 22 points and 5 rebounds.[80] The next game, the Bulls would visit the Trailblazers. Jordan led all scorers with 33 points to go along with 8 assists, as the Bulls won, 107–104.[81] In their last game of the month, the Bulls went to Canada to play against the Vancouver Grizzlies and defeated them, 94–88.[82]

December

Chicago's road trip ended in Los Angeles on December 2 after defeating the Clippers behind Jordan's double-double of 37 points and 11 rebounds.[83] On December 6, the Bulls headed back to the United Center to play the New York Knicks and had defeated them despite Jordan's struggle that night who shot just 8-for-27 from the field. In that game also, Rodman grabbed a game-high 20 rebounds.[84] The Bulls won their fifth straight game on December 8 against the Spurs, behind Jordan's statline of 28 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.[85] On the next day, Chicago defeated the Milwaukee Bucks behind Jordan's 45-point performance and Pippen's 28 points and 6 assists.[86] On December 13, the Bulls were visited by the Orlando Magic. Jordan recorded 36 points and 6 rebounds, Pippen recorded 26 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists and Rodman recorded 8 points and 19 rebounds as they got their 17th win of the season, beating the visiting Magic, 112–103.[87] The next day, the Bulls traveled to Atlanta to take on the Hawks on the road. The Bulls outscored the Hawks 65 to 55 in the first half, thus fueling them towards their 8th straight win and 18th win of the season. Pippen led the Bulls having recorded a near triple-double of 30 points, 8 rebounds and 8 assists.[88] On December 16, Pippen recorded a double-double of 33 points and 13 rebounds as the Bulls got the win over the visiting L.A. Lakers, 108–88.[89] Two days after, Jordan and Pippen both scored 37 points as they fueled the Bulls towards their 20th win of the season, after beating the Celtics, 123–114.[90]

January

The Bulls went undefeated in January.

February

The Bulls continued their success in February, winning 11 of 14 of the games played this month. And also, this is their first and only time they have lost back-to-back games for the whole season. On February 4, they had been defeated by the Denver Nuggets despite a stellar performance by Michael Jordan who recorded 39 points and 4 assists on the road. The following game, the Bulls also lost another road game, this time to the Phoenix Suns. In this game, Charles Barkley proved too much to be handle by the Bulls as he dropped a double-double of 35 points and 16 rebounds to guide his team in winning. After losing two straight road games, the Bulls followed it with 7 straight wins. In that 7-game streak, the Bulls defeated the Warriors, Bullets, Pistons (in OT), Timberwolves, Pacers, Cavaliers and Hawks. Their 7-game winning streak were stopped by the home team, the Miami Heat. The Heat, guided by Rex Chapman who shot 9-for-10 from 3-point range, proved too much to be handled by the visiting Bulls. With this loss, the Bulls now have lost 6 games for the whole season, and all 6 of those games are on the road.[91]

March

The Bulls added 2 of their final 10 losses in March:[92]

On Sunday, March 10, they were blown out 104–72 in Madison Square Garden by Ewing's Knicks – their largest margin of defeat on the season.

Two weeks later, they dropped a game at the hands of the expansion Raptors, 109–108. Damon Stoudamire posted an efficient 30-point, 11-assist effort to lead Toronto.

April

The Bulls lost two home games in the final month losing to the Charlotte Hornets, then their final home game of the season to the Indiana Pacers. Those were their only home losses of the entire season, including the playoffs, as Chicago finished with an overall 39–2 record at the United Center.

Playoffs

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First round

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The Bulls' playoff run began on April 26. Their First Round opponent was the Miami Heat, whom they defeated 3–1 in the regular season. In Game 1, the Bulls defeated Miami in a blowout victory behind Jordan's 35 points.[93] Winning in a 31-point blowout, Chicago once again defeated the Heat.[94] To reach the Conference Semifinals, the Bulls defeated the Heat in Miami in a game where Pippen accumulated a triple-double with 22 points, 18 rebounds, and 10 assists.[95]

Conference semifinals

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The Bulls met rival New York Knicks in the Conference Semifinals. In the regular season, Chicago won the season series, 4–1. In Game 1 on May 5, the Bulls defeated the Knicks behind Jordan's 44 points.[96] Chicago would defeat New York again on May 7 to take a 2–0 series lead.[97] Playing at Madison Square Garden, the Bulls lost Game 3 in overtime, despite a 46-point offensive performance by Jordan.[98] In Game 4, Chicago defeated the Knicks by three points to take a 3–1 series lead.[99] To close out the series, the Bulls defeated New York at home behind double-double performances by Pippen and Rodman.[100]

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In the Conference Finals, the Bulls met the Atlantic Division champions, Orlando Magic, a team led by Shaquille O'Neal and Penny Hardaway, who had reached the finals the previous year and were swept by Hakeem Olajuwon and the Houston Rockets. The Bulls won the regular-season series against the Magic, 3–1. To start the series, the Bulls took Game 1 in a 38-point blowout on May 19.[101] Behind Jordan's 35 points, Chicago defeated Orlando on May 21.[102] In Game 3, the Bulls continued their winning ways by taking a 3–0 series lead against the Magic.[103] Completing the series sweep, the Bulls won Game 4 by five points behind a 45-point performance by Jordan.[104]

NBA Finals

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Chicago took on the Seattle SuperSonics, whose 64–18 franchise-best regular season record was overshadowed by the Bulls' 72–10 record. In the regular season, the two teams split the season series, 1–1. In Game 1 of the NBA Finals, Chicago defeated Seattle by 17 points.[105] The Bulls took a 2–0 series lead against the Sonics in the second game where Rodman accumulated 20 rebounds.[106] In KeyArena, Chicago won Game 3 behind Jordan's 36 points.[107] The Bulls lost Game 4 in a 21-point blowout on June 12.[108] On June 14, the Bulls lost against Seattle in Game 5.[109] Back in the United Center, Chicago defeated Seattle in Game 6[110] to win the NBA championship four games to two.

Game log

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Playoffs

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Player statistics

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  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
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Minutes played
1 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 911
2 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 789
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 742
4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 733
5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 725
Field goals
1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 188
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 187
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 162
4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 147
5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 131
Field goal attempts
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 407
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 401
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 334
4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 287
5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 259
2-Pt field goals
1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 188
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 162
3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 147
4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 131
5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 121
2-Pt field goal attempts
1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 398
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 345
3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 255
4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 234
5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 216
3-Pt field goals
1 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 41
2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 34
3 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 33
4 Sam Perkins ▪ SEA 32
5 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 30
3-Pt field goal attempts
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 105
2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 100
3 Sam Perkins ▪ SEA 87
4 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 84
5 Dennis Scott ▪ ORL 69
Field goals missed
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 220
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 213
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 175
4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 172
5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 136
Free throws
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 153
2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 124
3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 101
4 Hersey Hawkins ▪ SEA 85
5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 73
Free throw attempts
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 187
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 176
3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 156
4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 122
5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 109
Offensive rebounds
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 98
2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 66
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 62
4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 49
5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 47
Defensive rebounds
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 149
2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 142
3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 139
4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 91
5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 89
Total rebounds
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 247
2 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 208
3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 186
4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 153
5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 120
Assists
1 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 195
2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 143
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 107
4 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 94
5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 79
Steals
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 47
2 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 37
3 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 34
4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 33
5 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 29
Blocks
1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 40
2 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 25
3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 25
4 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 25
5 Felton Spencer ▪ UTA 22
Turnovers
1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 80
2 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 67
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 62
4 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 58
5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 45
Personal fouls
1 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 84
2 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 83
3 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 76
4 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 69
5 Antoine Carr ▪ UTA 66
Points
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 552
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 477
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 434
4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 418
5 Detlef Schrempf ▪ SEA 336
Field goal pct
1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .691
2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .676
3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649
4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL .607
5 Mark Bryant ▪ HOU .600
2-pt field goal pct
1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .691
2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .688
3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649
4 Steve Kerr ▪ CHI .647
5 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL .607
3-pt field goal pct
1 Dontonio Wingfield ▪ POR .600
2 Vinny Del Negro ▪ SAS .593
3 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .586
4 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR .556
5 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .532
Free throw pct
1 Kenny Smith ▪ HOU 1.000
2 Cedric Ceballos ▪ LAL .917
3 Mario Elie ▪ HOU .917
4 Allan Houston ▪ DET .900
5 Hersey Hawkins ▪ SEA .895
Minutes per game
1 Wesley Person ▪ PHO 45.8
2 Anthony Mason ▪ NYK 43.8
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 43.4
4 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 42.6
5 Steve Smith ▪ ATL 42.1
Points per game
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 30.7
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 26.5
3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 25.8
4 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 25.5
5 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 23.6
Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 23.6
Rebounds per game
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 13.7
2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 13.5
3 Dale Davis ▪ IND 11.2
4 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 10.6
5 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 10.4
Assists per game
1 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 10.8
2 Kevin Johnson ▪ PHO 10.8
3 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 9.4
4 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 8.4
5 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 6.8
Steals per game
1 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 2.6
2 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 2.6
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 2.6
4 Sarunas Marciulionis* ▪ SAC 2.5
5 Mookie Blaylock ▪ ATL 2.2
Blocks per game
1 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 3.1
2 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 2.5
3 Hakeem Olajuwon* ▪ HOU 2.1
4 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 2.0
5 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 1.6
Player efficiency rating
1 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 29.1
2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 27.5
3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 27.4
4 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 26.7
5 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 24.7
True shooting pct
1 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .728
2 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .716
3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .671
4 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL .657
5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .648
Effective field goal pct
1 Chuck Person ▪ SAS .695
2 Adam Keefe ▪ UTA .691
3 Will Perdue ▪ SAS .690
4 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL .653
5 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .649
Offensive rebound pct
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 18.3
2 Ervin Johnson ▪ SEA 15.2
3 Dale Davis ▪ IND 14.5
4 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 13.5
5 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 13.4
Defensive rebound pct
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 30.9
2 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 27.5
3 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 27.5
4 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 25.8
5 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 25.4
Total rebound pct
1 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 24.3
2 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 19.7
3 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 18.8
4 Dale Davis ▪ IND 18.7
5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 18.2
Assist pct
1 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 48.0
2 Kevin Johnson ▪ PHO 47.3
3 John Stockton* ▪ UTA 45.9
4 Avery Johnson ▪ SAS 38.9
5 Howard Eisley ▪ UTA 33.5
Steal pct
1 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 3.7
2 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 3.5
3 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 3.5
4 Nate McMillan ▪ SEA 3.3
5 Craig Ehlo ▪ ATL 3.0
Block pct
1 Greg Ostertag ▪ UTA 9.0
2 Felton Spencer ▪ UTA 7.2
3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 6.0
4 Luc Longley ▪ CHI 5.2
5 Ervin Johnson ▪ SEA 5.0
Turnover pct
1 Vinny Del Negro ▪ SAS 4.3
2 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 5.6
3 Charles Barkley* ▪ PHO 6.2
4 Mario Elie ▪ HOU 6.6
5 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA 6.6
Usage pct
1 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 34.9
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 32.9
3 Shaquille O'Neal* ▪ ORL 32.3
4 David Robinson* ▪ SAS 31.6
5 Arvydas Sabonis* ▪ POR 30.7
Offensive rating
1 Horace Grant ▪ ORL 141.8
2 Will Perdue ▪ SAS 131.4
3 Chuck Person ▪ SAS 130.5
4 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 128.0
5 Steve Kerr ▪ CHI 126.2
Defensive rating
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 96.1
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 96.6
3 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 96.7
4 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 97.5
5 Greg Ostertag ▪ UTA 97.6
Offensive win shares
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 3.4
2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 2.3
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 1.9
4 Penny Hardaway ▪ ORL 1.8
5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 1.5
Defensive win shares
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 1.7
2 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 1.6
3 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 1.4
4 Dennis Rodman* ▪ CHI 1.4
5 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 1.3
Win shares
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 4.7
2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 3.1
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 3.1
4 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 3.0
5 Shawn Kemp ▪ SEA 3.0
Win shares per 48 minutes
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI .306
2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA .233
3 Horace Grant ▪ ORL .221
4 David Robinson* ▪ SAS .214
5 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA .213
Box plus/minus
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 9.3
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 8.1
3 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 7.8
4 Bryon Russell ▪ UTA 7.7
5 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 7.1
Offensive box plus/minus
1 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 8.1
2 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 7.1
3 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 5.1
4 Rod Strickland ▪ POR 4.9
5 Eddie Jones ▪ LAL 4.6
Defensive box plus/minus
1 Robert Horry ▪ HOU 5.4
2 Hakeem Olajuwon* ▪ HOU 4.9
3 Patrick Ewing* ▪ NYK 4.7
4 Charles Smith ▪ SAS 4.4
5 Clyde Drexler* ▪ HOU 4.3
Value over replacement player
1 Scottie Pippen* ▪ CHI 2.1
2 Michael Jordan* ▪ CHI 1.9
3 Gary Payton* ▪ SEA 1.8
4 Karl Malone* ▪ UTA 1.6
5 Jeff Hornacek ▪ UTA 1.6

Salaries

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Award winners

NBA All-Star Game

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