NBA 1995/96
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Duration | November 3, 1995 - April 21, 1996 |
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Season games per team | 82 | ||
Number of teams | 29 | ||
Regular season | |||
Best record | Chicago Bulls | ||
Season MVP | Michael Jordan | ||
Playoffs | |||
Eastern - Champion | Chicago Bulls | ||
Runner-up team | Orlando Magic | ||
Western - Champion | Seattle SuperSonics | ||
Runner-up team | Utah Jazz | ||
Finals | |||
NBA champions | Chicago Bulls | ||
Runner-up | Seattle SuperSonics | ||
Finals MVP | Michael Jordan |
The 1995–96 NBA season marked the National Basketball Association's 50th season . It ended with a 4-2 win for the Chicago Bulls against the Seattle SuperSonics in the final series.
Season Notes
- With the Toronto Raptors and the Vancouver Grizzlies , teams number 28 and 29 came new to the league.
- The Chicago Bulls ended the season including playoffs with 87 wins and 13 losses, with the regular season alone being 72:10. That new record lasted until the 2015/16 season when the Golden State Warriors managed to hit a 73-9 record after the regular season. However, since the Warriors lost the final against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the playoffs , and gave up more games on the way, their overall balance was 88:18.
- Pat Riley became the new head coach of the Miami Heat . The Heat, which had been unsuccessful in the last few seasons, was strengthened by Riley with Alonzo Mourning and Tim Hardaway . The heat then improved by 10 wins compared to the previous year and reached the playoffs.
Final results
S = wins, N = defeats, PCT = percentage of wins, P = deficit on division leaders
The placements in the seed lists of the respective conference playoffs are listed in brackets.
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The winner of a division is guaranteed at least second place on the seeding list that is decisive for the play-offs , even if more than one team has achieved a higher number of wins.
Honors
- Most Valuable Player : Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
- Defensive Player of the Year : Gary Payton , Seattle SuperSonics
- Rookie of the Year : Damon Stoudamire , Toronto Raptors
- Sixth Man of the Year : Toni Kukoč , Chicago Bulls
- Most Improved Player : Gheorghe Mureșan , Washington Bullets
- Coach of the Year : Phil Jackson , Chicago Bulls
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All-NBA First Team :
- F - Karl Malone , Utah Jazz
- F - Scottie Pippen , Chicago Bulls
- C - David Robinson , San Antonio Spurs
- G - Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
- G - Penny Hardaway , Orlando Magic
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All-NBA Second Team:
- F - Shawn Kemp , Seattle SuperSonics
- F - Grant Hill , Detroit Pistons
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon , Houston Rockets
- G - Gary Payton , Seattle SuperSonics
- G - John Stockton , Utah Jazz
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All-NBA Third Team:
- F - Charles Barkley , Phoenix Suns
- F - Juwan Howard , Washington Bullets
- C - Shaquille O'Neal , Orlando Magic
- G - Mitch Richmond , Sacramento Kings
- G - Reggie Miller , Indiana Pacers
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NBA All-Defensive First Team :
- F - Dennis Rodman , Chicago Bulls
- F - Scottie Pippen , Chicago Bulls
- C - David Robinson , San Antonio Spurs
- G - Michael Jordan , Chicago Bulls
- G - Gary Payton , Seattle SuperSonics
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NBA All-Defensive Second Team:
- F - Horace Grant , Orlando Magic
- F - Derrick McKey , Indiana Pacers
- C - Hakeem Olajuwon , Houston Rockets
- G - Bobby Phills , Cleveland Cavaliers
- G - Mookie Blaylock , Atlanta Hawks
- All-NBA Rookie First Team :
- All-NBA Rookie Second Team:
Play-offs
The first play-off round was played in best-of-five mode , all subsequent rounds in best-of-seven mode .
First round | Conference semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA finals | |||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Sacramento | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | LA Lakers | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Houston | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Seattle | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Utah | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Utah | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Portland | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Utah | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | San Antonio | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Phoenix | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
W1 | Seattle | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Chicago | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
8th | Miami | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
5 | new York | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
4th | Cleveland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | new York | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Chicago | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Orlando | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Indiana | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Atlanta | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
6th | Atlanta | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Orlando | 4th | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Orlando | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7th | Detroit | 0 |