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.

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

z - clinched conference

y - clinched division

x - clinched playoff berth

e - eliminated from playoff

More Bulls Stats

Team Leaders

PPG

19.2

Giddey

RPG

9.1

Vučević

APG

9.0

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

114.5

22nd

DRTG

118.2

22nd

NETRTG

-3.7

23rd

3P%

35.9

16th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Thu 1/8	MIA	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sat 1/10	DAL	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Wed 1/14	UTA	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Bulls

17 - 19

101

Final

115

Celtics

23 - 12

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.7

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.1

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.3

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

70.2

Ayton

69.4

Williams

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

119.1

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.3

113.4

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-30

8-29

8-28

9-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.9

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.60

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.69

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

Worst Record ATS

12-25

12-24

14-20

15-21

15-20

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Magic	20	16	.556	7.0
7	Heat	20	16	.556	7.0
8	Cavaliers	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	9	25	.265	17.0
15	Pacers	6	30	.167	21.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	10	.714	4.0
3	Lakers	22	11	.667	6.0
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	23	13	.639	6.5
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	15	20	.429	14.0
11	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
12	Mavericks	13	23	.361	16.5
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	28	.222	21.5
15	Pelicans	8	29	.216	22.0