Chicago Bulls 1997 Championship Team
Chicago bulls 1997 98 roster and stats.
Chicago bulls 1997 championship team. The chicago bulls are an american professional basketball team based in chicago the bulls compete in the national basketball association nba as a member of the league s eastern conference central division. Michael jordan and the 1997 98 chicago bulls are back in the spotlight 22 years later thanks to the espn docuseries the last dance jordan and the bulls won six championships in eight years together the last coming in 1998 making them one of the nba s great dynasties. The team was founded on january 16 1966 and played its first game during the 1966 67 nba season.
The 1997 98 nba season was the bulls 32nd season in the national basketball association. Et on espn and the espn app. The 1997 98 chicago bulls are one of the most famous and popular teams in nba history.
On a hot summer day in june not a single spot of grass is visible in chicago s grant park. The bulls entered the season as the two time defending nba champions where they defeated the utah jazz in the 1997 nba finals in six games winning their fifth nba championship. The 1997 nba finals was the concluding series of the 1997 nba playoffs that determined the champion of the 1996 97 nba season the western conference champion utah jazz took on the defending nba champion and eastern conference champion chicago bulls for the title with the bulls holding home court advantage the series were played under a best of seven format with the first 2 games in chicago.
The ups and downs that team went through were a sign of things to come a few years later when the 1997 98 bulls were trying to inch themselves over the finish line. The bulls sixth title season 1997 98 is documented in espn s 10 part series the last dance episodes 5 and 6 air sunday at 9 p m. During the offseason the bulls acquired scott burrell from the golden state warriors.
The bulls play their home games at the united center an arena on chicago s west side. Our nba experts ranked each bulls title team from worst to best considering the quality of each regular season and playoff run. Every square foot of standing room with a view of the platform that has been hastily constructed at the park s south end is occupied.
The year is 1997. Chicago bulls championship tees. Recent game results height of bar is margin of victory mouseover bar for details click for box score grouped by month.
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