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Games were called by Marv Albert, Matt Guokas and Bill Walton, while Ahmad Rashad and Hannah Storm served as sideline reporters. The local NBC stations of the participants were WMAQ-TV (Chicago) and KING-TV (Seattle).
The local NBC stations of the participants were WMAQ-TV (Chicago) and KING-TV (Seattle). The 1996 NBA Finals would be the last Finals appearance of the Seattle SuperSonics. The Sonics would win the Pacific Division again in 1997 and 1998, but fell in the second round of the playoffs each time.
The 1996 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 1995–96 season. The tournament concluded with the Eastern Conference champion Chicago Bulls defeating the Western Conference champion Seattle SuperSonics 4 games to 2.
In addition, Game 1 was viewed in a then record 16,111,200 homes. On June 16, 1996, Game 6 of the NBA Finals (where the Bulls clinched their fourth NBA Championship in six years) drew an 18.8 rating and a 35 share. The six games of the 1996 NBA Finals averaged a 16.7 rating which ranks second all-time behind the 1993 NBA Finals.
YearNetworkPlay-by-playColor Commentator (s)Mark Jackson and Jeff Van GundySportsnet (Canada; games 1, 3 and 5)[5]TSN (Canada; games 2, 4 and 6)[6]Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy- Overview
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The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 1995–96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.
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 between the Los Angeles Lakers who won 62 games and the Boston Celtics who won 63 games in the past regular season. The series, the 50th NBA Finals in league history, was played under a best-of-seven format. This was the first championship in the Chicago Bulls' second three–peat.
In the playoffs, the Bulls lost only three games in four series, defeating Gary Payton, Shawn Kemp, head coach George Karl and their Seattle SuperSonics in the NBA Finals to win the NBA Championship. The Bulls won the first three games of the best-of-seven series, but the Sonics avoided the sweep and rallied back to win the next two at home. Eventu...
1996 Chicago Bulls
Head Coach: Phil Jackson Michael Jordan | Scottie Pippen | Dennis Rodman | Toni Kukoč | Luc Longley | Steve Kerr | Ron Harper | Bill Wennington | Jack J. Haley | Jud Buechler | Dickey Simpkins | James Edwards | Jason Caffey | Randy Brown | John Salley |
1996 Seattle Supersonics
Head Coach: George Karl Gary Payton | Shawn Kemp | Detlef Schrempf | Hersey Hawkins | Sam Perkins | Vincent Askew | Ervin Johnson | Frank Brickowski | Nate McMillan | David Wingate | Sherell Ford | Eric Snow | Steve Scheffler |
Game 1
9:00et on NBC Although Chicago was not playing well offensively, they were able to compensate with superb defense. Chicago was leading only by 2 at the end of the third quarter, however in the final quarter shots by Toni Kukoč and 2 key steals by Ron Harper clinched the Bulls a win.
Game 2
Game two was fortunate for Seattle in the first quarter, with a 27–23 lead. However Seattle would once again lose the lead. Despite attempts at catching up by Gary Payton in the second quarter, Toni Kukoč clinched the Bulls' win in the third quarter, with a final score of 92 to 88. In the victory, Dennis Rodman tied an NBA Finals record with 11 offensive rebounds.
Game 3
First game at Seattle. Even though Seattle had the home-court advantage, they would still be blown out by 22 points.
The 1996 NBA Finals: With Michael Jordan, Marv Albert, Matt Guokas, Bill Walton. The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series of the National Basketball Association's 1995-96 season, and the culmination of the season's playoffs.
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SEA (90) vs CHI (107). Get the box score, shot charts and play by play summary of the SuperSonics vs Bulls Game 1, June 5, 1996.
