The 95-96 season's 72-win Bulls were first in offense
and first in defense and
Jordan 33 played all 82 games
30.4 points per game 6.6 rebounds 4.3 assists
and a 43% three-point shooting percentage
This year the Bulls' two main interior
players Rodman and Lang missed a total of 38 games If they had been fully healthy their
record would have been even more unimaginable
So powerful the bull who
did it lose to in its
10 losses First game 6
points lost to the Magic
The season started with the Bulls winning
five straight games with Butler then faced
the Magic who eliminated the Bulls in the Eastern Conference Semifinals last season
Jordan specifically underwent intense training during
the off-season refining both his body and skills to
a new level all in preparation for his revenge but in
the actual game Jordan was unable to achieve his goal
The Bulls continued to have power outages in the second
and third quarters and ultimately lost 88 to 94 to the Magic Jordan
scored 23 points 7 rebounds and 6 assists
But the Bulls' team shooting percentage was
only 39.3% In contrast the Magic's young Hadaway underwent intense training during
the summer and added 9 kilograms of weight
This game Hadaway scored 36 points
with sharp drives With a
stylish playing style and a presence no less than Jordan's he left a deep impression
It turned out that magic didn't end up laughing
in the end A few months later in the playoffs
they were swept by the Bulls in the first round losing the second game 5-0 to the SuperSonics
In late November the Bulls went on a
seven-game road trip losing only one
game which was against the team featuring Payton and Kemp the SuperSonics
The Bulls led by 13 points in the first half but the team suddenly went cold
in the second half scoring only 28 points
while the SuperSonics scored 46 points
Jordan made 6 of 19 shots
for 22 points despite
Peyton's defense and the team won by 5 points
In the final 25 seconds Peyton
successfully stole the ball from Jordan
became a hot topic before the teams' finals several months later
The Bulls' Spier eventually beat the SuperSonics
winning the championship
third game 6 points lost to the Pacers
after losing to the SuperSonics
The Bulls started a 13-game winning streak
until after the Christmas holiday when they faced the Pacers
at a time when Reggie Miller was considered the league's second-best scoring guard
So this showdown naturally became a focal point game
From the start of the game
the Pacers dominated the Bulls leading by 19 points at halftime
Although Jordan led his team on a furious
comeback in the second half they ultimately lost by
6 points Throughout the game Jordan scored 30
points but his shooting percentage was only 39%
However the Pacers didn't stay happy for long
A few days later back in Chicago the Bulls
thoroughly defeated the Pacers They finally
avenged their loss with a 27-point victory
Fourth game 6 minutes defeated and exhausted
After losing to the Pacers
The Bulls then went on an 18-game winning streak
Setting a small record for the season
The Bulls were 41-3 at the time
The public began discussing whether the Bulls could really break the 70-win mark
On February 4 1996 the Bulls faced the Pistons
Although the team's record was only 18 wins and 26 losses they have
always played the role of taking on
the elite teams in the 1994 playoffs
The Juejin defeated the top Western team the
SuperSonics 3 to 2 and created the first NBA "Black
Miracle" in history Therefore this time when facing Juejin the Bulls didn't take it lightly
Jordan scored 39 points in the game but Pipeng held
back scoring 13 points with
a shooting accuracy of 26.7%
The key player who helped win the game is a 1.85-meter-tall pigeon
guard named Rauf who later became
the draft template for Stephen Curry
He set a record of 30.2 points per game as a
freshman in the NCAA a record that still stands today
In this game Raouf scored 32 points
and 9 assists Offensively he controlled
the game with both hands The young Mu Dasha was not outdone by Rodman
Dropped 10 points 17 rebounds 5 blocks
Final overtime with a 6-point advantage
Won this hard-earned victory
The Bulls suffered a loss just two days after
losing to the Pistons then experienced a
losing streak against the Suns led by Barkley
although Jordan scored 28 points in the game
But Buckley scored 35 points and 16 rebounds in a big two-game victory
Kevin Johnson kept using his speed and playmaking
Tore down the defense scored 20 points and 10 assists
The Suns finally defeated the Bulls by 10 points
Now all five of the Bulls' losses have occurred on the road
Have you ever seen a situation where
someone dared to aggressively hurl
insults at Jordan but Jordan just kept backing away while apologizing
This divine figure who challenged Jordan is named Rex Chapman
Known as the white version of J R Smith
On February 23 1996 the seven-game winning Bulls faced the Heat
Chapman scored 24 points in the first half making six three-pointers
But the Bulls team only made one three-pointer
During a defense against Jordan Chapman
directly bumped Jordan out of bounds with his
shoulder Then he even followed Jordan and said
I will never let you dunk easily
However Chapman's teammates revealed
That's not all he said at the time
He also ranted at Jordan
You can't stop me better send someone else
Jordan had no intention of arguing with him
In the second half Chapman still had a hot temper
He scored 39 points making 9 out of
10 three-pointers leading his team to a
victory over the Bulls However Jordan didn't hold a grudge against Chapman
It was because the two were very close friends in private In 1984 when Chapman
was choosing a university Jordan personally
called him and advised him to join UNC
After entering the NBA the two also had a common agent and even when
Jordan was filming Space Jam Chapman
was the first player Jordan invited
He didn't end up going because of his leg injury
Of course Chapman ultimately couldn't escape divine punishment
In the next three seasons every time Jordan faced Chapman
They all treated him like a dog This included one playoff series swept 3-0
After losing to the Heat the Bulls went on a six-game winning streak This game although Jordan
scored the highest 32 points of the game the rest
of the team only had limited scoring improvements
Looking at the Knicks besides the 26 points and 14 rebounds
six players scored more and they defeated the Bulls 104 to 72
After the game Cole blamed the loss on the jerseys
We always lose when wear black jerseys so let's change them immediately
The 95-96 season was the Raptors' first year in the NBA so their strength
was naturally self-evident The team's
strongest player was actually a rookie
The 1.78-meter-tall little flying squirrel- Stoudamire
On March 24 the Raptors faced the Bulls
In this game the Raptors had only seven players available to play
This made the bulls completely let their guard down so Rodman chose to rest
As a result the game was closely contested
The Bulls were still down by one point with 16 seconds left After
a play Cole missed a three-pointer with 3.2 seconds remaining
Jordan grabbed the rebound and made a turnaround shot
The time had run out the goal didn't count
The Raptors won 109 to 108
This game Xiao Fei Shu scored 30 points and 11 assists
matching Jordan's 36 points
This season the Bulls' home court has become the most intimidating home court in history
They remained undefeated for a whole year from March 1995
The Bulls' home unbeaten streak was broken by the Hornets on April 8 1996
This game the Hornets sent away Muggsy Bogues and promoted Larry Johnson
then traded with the Heat to acquire the sharpshooter Glen Rice
Dell Curry the father of the Curry family the sixth
man scored 40 points and 11 assists in this game
Rodman grabbed 17 rebounds but the Pistons'
performance was weak while the Hornets blossomed with
five players scoring in double digits
In the final 9.8 seconds the Bulls were down by one point Kukoc's layup
missed resulting in the Bulls missing three consecutive rebound attempts
The Bulls ran out of time and lost by 1 point
On April 20 1996 the Bulls and the Pacers met for the fourth time in the season
The Bulls once again narrowly lost by one point in a disappointing defeat
A controversial moment occurred at the
last second when the game was tied at 99
-99 and the Pacers' Johnson took the
final shot as Jordan jumped up to block it
But he was called for a hand check foul
Finally the game clock showed 0.5 seconds
Johnson made one of two shots securing the victory
And the Pacers became the regular season champions
No matter what when you face the 72-win Bulls how should you adjust your strategy
to have even a slight chance of winning
The following points are just for reference
First use fast point guards to attack
the Bulls' backcourt In the 10 losses
the Bulls had four games where the opposing guards scored over 20 points
They were all under 1.85 meters tall
because the Bulls were missing a true center
and Jordan hated chasing these small players all game long
It's just that if Jordan gets serious this move won't work
The second move never try to dazzle your own tall center
Don't just focus on the inside
Because the Bulls are the best team in the league at blocking shots
Pi Peng once said "It's really
frustrating let's score more points "
Third strategy: prevent Pi Peng from scoring more than 20 points In 9
out of the 10 games the Bulls lost
Pi Peng didn't score over 20 points
The fourth strategy to prevent Curry's three-point shots at all costs
In the 96 season Curry's three-point shooting percentage reached an astonishing 51.5%
The Bulls lost only one game when Kerr made at least three-pointers
The final move stealing the Bulls' red away jersey
When the Bulls wore their black uniforms on the road their record was 8 wins and 4 losses
When they wore their classic red jerseys their record was 25 wins and
4 losses So there's no need to explain
how to beat the Bulls back then
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