The Chicago Bulls finished 1st in the Eastern Conference in 1996-97 with a record of 69-13. They earned the top seed in the conference.

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Data note: z: Clinched conference
Data note: y: Clinched division
Data note: x: Clinched playoff berth
Data note: e: Eliminated from playoffs

Eastern Conference

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	z-Bulls	69	13	.841	44-10	24-4	39-2	30-11	6-4	L2
2	y-Heat	61	21	.744	40-14	16-8	29-12	32-9	7-3	W1
3	x-Knicks	57	25	.695	38-16	19-6	31-10	26-15	6-4	W3
4	x-Hawks	56	26	.683	34-20	17-11	36-5	20-21	6-4	L1
5	x-Pistons	54	28	.659	34-20	17-11	30-11	24-17	4-6	W1
6	x-Hornets	54	28	.659	34-20	14-14	30-11	24-17	8-2	L2
7	x-Magic	45	37	.549	29-25	13-11	26-15	19-22	5-5	L3
8	x-Bullets	44	38	.537	28-26	14-10	25-16	19-22	7-3	W4
9	e-Cavaliers	42	40	.512	26-28	13-15	25-16	17-24	5-5	L1
10	e-Pacers	39	43	.476	22-32	11-17	21-20	18-23	4-6	L3
11	e-Bucks	33	49	.402	22-32	10-18	20-21	13-28	4-6	W1
12	e-Raptors	30	52	.366	16-38	6-22	18-23	12-29	5-5	W2
13	e-Nets	26	56	.317	16-38	11-13	16-25	10-31	3-7	W2
14	e-76ers	22	60	.268	14-40	11-14	11-30	11-30	1-9	L2
15	e-Celtics	15	67	.183	8-46	1-23	11-30	4-37	2-8	L1

Western Conference

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L10	STRK
1	z-Jazz	64	18	.780	41-11	19-5	38-3	26-15	9-1	W4
2	y-SuperSonics	57	25	.695	37-15	16-8	31-10	26-15	7-3	W3
3	x-Rockets	57	25	.695	40-12	19-5	30-11	27-14	8-2	W4
4	x-Lakers	56	26	.683	37-15	18-6	31-10	25-16	7-3	L1
5	x-Trail Blazers	49	33	.598	36-16	15-9	29-12	20-21	7-3	W4
6	x-Timberwolves	40	42	.488	28-24	16-8	25-16	15-26	5-5	L1
7	x-Suns	40	42	.488	27-25	13-11	25-16	15-26	7-3	L1
8	x-Clippers	36	46	.439	26-26	10-14	21-20	15-26	5-5	L3
9	e-Kings	34	48	.415	23-29	8-16	22-19	12-29	5-5	L1
10	e-Warriors	30	52	.366	19-33	4-20	18-23	12-29	4-6	L2
11	e-Mavericks	24	58	.293	16-36	9-15	14-27	10-31	2-8	L2
12	e-Nuggets	21	61	.256	13-39	7-17	12-29	9-32	1-9	W1
13	e-Spurs	20	62	.244	12-40	8-16	12-29	8-33	2-8	L6
14	e-Grizzlies	14	68	.171	9-43	6-18	8-33	6-35	2-8	W1

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More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

22.3

Wilson

RPG

8.0

Wilson

APG

8.3

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

106.5

25th

DRTG

118.9

23rd

NETRTG

-12.4

26th

3P%

22.6

30th

2026-27 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Wed 10/28	NYK	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Fri 10/30	CHI	@	BOS	7:30 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	PHI	7:30 PM
Wed 11/4	CHI	@	NYK	7:30 PM

Last Game

Wizards

2 - 1

124

Final

120

Bulls

1 - 2

Sat 24 Oct 2026

NBA 2026-27 Leaders

PPG Leaders

36.5

Jerome

33.0

Booker

30.0

Edwards

RPG Leaders

18.5

Sabonis

13.0

Zubac

12.0

Boozer

APG Leaders

11.3

Young

10.0

Johnson

9.5

Haliburton

SPG Leaders

4.3

Daniels

3.5

Porter

3.5

George

BPG Leaders

4.0

Wembanyama

4.0

Kessler

4.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

5.5

Edwards

5.0

George

5.0

Robinson

TS% Leaders

97.0

Carter

89.8

Sabonis

84.6

Camara

NBA 2026-27 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

125.9

124.1

122.9

122.7

122.0

120.3

DRtg Rankings

90.5

95.9

97.3

100.6

101.4

105.7

NetRtg Rankings

24.7

24.5

23.0

15.3

14.8

12.3

Tank Leaderboard

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA Fantasy 2026-27

FanDuel Points Leaders

157

Johnson

144.1

Wembanyama

138.7

Maxey

DraftKings Points Leaders

160

Johnson

141.8

Embiid

140.8

Wembanyama

USG% Leaders

40.7

Dončić

37.0

Acuff

36.6

Antetokounmpo

MPG Leaders

40.0

Murray

39.5

Jokić

39.0

Maxey

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.65

Johnson

1.61

Jerome

1.61

Kessler

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Jerome

1.68

Johnson

1.65

Sabonis

NBA 2026-27 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

3-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

0-3

0-2

NBA 2026-27 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	76ers	3	0	1.000
2	Pistons	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Raptors	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Hawks	2	1	.667	1.0
5	Hornets	2	1	.667	1.0
6	Wizards	2	1	.667	1.0
7	Celtics	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Cavaliers	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Pacers	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Bulls	1	2	.333	2.0
11	Magic	0	2	.000	2.5
12	Knicks	0	2	.000	2.5
13	Nets	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Heat	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Bucks	0	3	.000	3.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Rockets	3	0	1.000
2	Lakers	2	0	1.000	0.5
3	Thunder	2	0	1.000	0.5
4	Trail Blazers	2	0	1.000	0.5
5	Grizzlies	2	0	1.000	0.5
6	Timberwolves	2	0	1.000	0.5
7	Clippers	1	1	.500	1.5
8	Nuggets	1	1	.500	1.5
9	Jazz	1	1	.500	1.5
10	Suns	1	1	.500	1.5
11	Spurs	1	2	.333	2.0
12	Mavericks	1	2	.333	2.0
13	Kings	0	2	.000	2.5
14	Pelicans	0	3	.000	3.0
15	Warriors	0	3	.000	3.0