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

18.6

White

RPG

9.1

Vučević

APG

8.8

Giddey

Team Rankings

ORTG

115.6

16th

DRTG

117.6

24th

NETRTG

-2.0

22nd

3P%

37.0

7th

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
8	Magic	24	22	.522	10.0
9	Hawks	24	26	.480	12.0
10	Bulls	23	25	.479	12.0
11	Hornets	21	28	.429	14.5
12	Bucks	18	28	.391	16.0

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/31	CHI	@	MIA	8:00 PM
Sun 2/1	CHI	@	MIA	6:00 PM
Tue 2/3	CHI	@	MIL	8:00 PM
Thu 2/5	CHI	@	TOR	7:30 PM
Sat 2/7	DEN	@	CHI	8:00 PM

Last Game

Heat

26 - 23

116

Final

113

Bulls

23 - 25

Thu 29 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.6

Dončić

32.0

Gilgeous-Alexander

29.4

Maxey

RPG Leaders

11.6

Towns

11.2

Clingan

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

9.7

Cunningham

8.8

Giddey

8.7

Dončić

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.0

Wallace

2.0

Maxey

BPG Leaders

2.7

Wembanyama

2.2

Sarr

2.0

Holmgren

3PM Leaders

4.5

Curry

3.8

Porter

3.8

Mitchell

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Williams

68.0

Gobert

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

122.0

121.1

119.9

119.4

119.0

117.9

DRtg Rankings

107.2

109.7

112.0

112.5

112.8

113.0

NetRtg Rankings

12.2

6.6

6.2

5.1

5.0

Tank Leaderboard

12-37

12-36

12-34

15-33

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,386.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,290.1

Maxey

2,207.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,396.5

Gilgeous-Alexander

2,336

Johnson

2,330.3

Dončić

USG% Leaders

37.6

Dončić

36.5

Brown

33.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

39.1

Maxey

37.3

Thompson

36.8

Durant

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.59

Dončić

1.52

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.41

Cunningham

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.69

Dončić

1.53

Gilgeous-Alexander

1.46

Cunningham

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

32-16

28-20

28-21

26-20-1

27-21

Worst Record ATS

19-30

18-28

19-27

19-26

20-26

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	34	12	.739
2	Knicks	29	18	.617	5.5
3	Celtics	29	18	.617	5.5
4	Raptors	29	20	.592	6.5
5	Cavaliers	29	20	.592	6.5
6	76ers	26	21	.553	8.5
7	Heat	26	23	.531	9.5
8	Magic	24	22	.522	10.0
9	Hawks	24	26	.480	12.0
10	Bulls	23	25	.479	12.0
11	Hornets	21	28	.429	14.5
12	Bucks	18	28	.391	16.0
13	Nets	12	34	.261	22.0
14	Wizards	12	34	.261	22.0
15	Pacers	12	36	.250	23.0

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	38	11	.776
2	Spurs	32	15	.681	5.0
3	Nuggets	32	16	.667	5.5
4	Rockets	29	17	.630	7.5
5	Timberwolves	30	19	.612	8.0
6	Lakers	28	18	.609	8.5
7	Suns	29	19	.604	8.5
8	Warriors	27	22	.551	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	23	25	.479	14.5
10	Clippers	22	24	.478	14.5
11	Grizzlies	18	27	.400	18.0
12	Mavericks	19	29	.396	18.5
13	Jazz	15	33	.313	22.5
14	Kings	12	37	.245	26.0
15	Pelicans	12	37	.245	26.0