NBA
1995-96 Season
Champions: Chicago Bulls (4-2)
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The 1995-96 NBA season featured 29 teams across 1257 recorded games. Chicago Bulls posted the league's best record at 72-10. Chicago Bulls won the championship, defeating Seattle SuperSonics 4-2 in the Finals. Michael Jordan was named Finals MVP; Michael Jordan took the regular-season MVP award.
Final Standings
Eastern Conference
- Chicago Bulls 🏆 72-10 0.878
- Orlando Magic 60-22 0.732
- Indiana Pacers 52-30 0.634
- Cleveland Cavaliers 47-35 0.573
- New York Knicks 47-35 0.573
- Atlanta Hawks 46-36 0.561
- Detroit Pistons 46-36 0.561
- Miami Heat 42-40 0.512
- Charlotte Hornets 41-41 0.500
- Washington Bullets 39-43 0.476
- Boston Celtics 33-49 0.402
- New Jersey Nets 30-52 0.366
- Milwaukee Bucks 25-57 0.305
- Toronto Raptors 21-61 0.256
- Philadelphia 76ers 18-64 0.220
Western Conference
- Seattle SuperSonics 64-18 0.780
- San Antonio Spurs 59-23 0.720
- Utah Jazz 55-27 0.671
- Los Angeles Lakers 53-29 0.646
- Houston Rockets 48-34 0.585
- Portland Trail Blazers 44-38 0.537
- Phoenix Suns 41-41 0.500
- Sacramento Kings 39-43 0.476
- Golden State Warriors 36-46 0.439
- Denver Nuggets 35-47 0.427
- Los Angeles Clippers 29-53 0.354
- Dallas Mavericks 26-56 0.317
- Minnesota Timberwolves 26-56 0.317
- Vancouver Grizzlies 15-67 0.183
Season Leaders
Scoring
- 1 Michael Jordan CHI 30.4 PPG
- 2 Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 26.9 PPG
- 3 Karl Malone UTA 25.7 PPG
- 4 David Robinson SAS 25.0 PPG
- 5 Charles Barkley PHO 23.2 PPG
Rebounding
- 1 Dennis Rodman CHI 14.9 RPG
- 2 David Robinson SAS 12.2 RPG
- 3 Dikembe Mutombo DEN 11.8 RPG
- 4 Charles Barkley PHO 11.6 RPG
- 5 Shawn Kemp SEA 11.4 RPG
Assists
- 1 John Stockton UTA 11.2 APG
- 2 Jason Kidd DAL 9.7 APG
- 3 Avery Johnson SAS 9.6 APG
- 4 Rod Strickland POR 9.6 APG
- 5 Damon Stoudamire TOR 9.3 APG
1995 Draft — Top Picks
- #1 Joe Smith Golden State Warriors
- #2 Antonio McDyess Los Angeles Clippers
- #3 Jerry Stackhouse Philadelphia 76ers