1996 NBA Finals

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The 1996 NBA Finals was the championship series in which Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls defeated the Seattle SuperSonics to cap a then-record 72-win season.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf NBA Finals
basketball championship series
awayCourtTeam Seattle SuperSonics
bestOfFormat best-of-seven series
champion Chicago Bulls
championshipNumberForBulls 4
cityGame1 Chicago
cityGame2 Chicago
cityGame3 Seattle
cityGame4 Seattle
cityGame5 Seattle
cityGame6 Chicago
coachChampionTeam Phil Jackson
coachRunnerUpTeam George Karl
conferenceChampionEastern Chicago Bulls
conferenceChampionWestern Seattle SuperSonics
endDate 1996-06-16
featuredPlayer Dennis Rodman
Gary Payton
Scottie Pippen
Shawn Kemp
finalSeriesResult Chicago Bulls defeated Seattle SuperSonics 4–2
followedBy 1997 NBA Finals
game1Winner Chicago Bulls
game2Winner Chicago Bulls
game3Winner Chicago Bulls
game4Winner Seattle SuperSonics
game5Winner Seattle SuperSonics
game6Winner Chicago Bulls
homeCourtTeam Chicago Bulls
league National Basketball Association
MVP Michael Jordan
notableFact Chicago Bulls
surface form: Chicago Bulls set then-NBA record with 72 regular-season wins entering the Finals
numberOfGames 6
precededBy 1995 NBA Finals
radioNetworkUS NBA Radio
surface form: NBA on Mutual
runnerUp Seattle SuperSonics
seasonOf 1995–96 NBA season
seasonRecordContext Chicago Bulls
surface form: Chicago Bulls completed a 72–10 regular season
startDate 1996-06-05
televisionNetworkUS NBC
venueGame1 United Center
venueGame2 United Center
venueGame3 KeyArena
venueGame4 KeyArena
venueGame5 KeyArena
venueGame6 United Center

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Shawn Kemp playedInFinals 1996 NBA Finals