Top Performers
Points
45
Jordan
CHI
Rebounds
16
Rodman
CHI
Assists
6
Brandon
CLE
Threes
4
Harper
CHI
34-74 (45.9%)
FG%
34-65 (52.3%)
11-26 (42.3%)
3PM
7-14 (50.0%)
18-21 (85.7%)
FTM
27-37 (73.0%)
33
Rebounds
39
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
22
Defensive Rebounds
27
22
Assists
20
8
Steals
8
2
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls - z | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat - y | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets - x | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers - e | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets - e | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics - e | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bulls squeaked out a win over the Cleveland Cavaliers, 102 to 97, on December 28, 1996.
Game Info
December 27, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Mills #24 | 30 | 15 | 5 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 3 | 3 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 63.1 |
D. Ferry #35 | 44 | 16 | 7 (0) | 1 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 2 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 81.0 |
T. Hill #32 | 32 | 4 | 9 (6) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 53.2 |
B. Phills #14 | 27 | 17 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 6 | 6-13 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 59.4 |
T. Brandon #1 | 38 | 16 | 3 (1) | 6 | 2 | 0 | -8 | 3 | 4 | 5-16 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 44.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Sura #3 | 27 | 8 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 2 | 4 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 36.8 |
D. Marshall #33 | 16 | 8 | 1 (1) | 1 | 3 | 0 | +10 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 58.1 |
V. Potapenko #52 | 16 | 8 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 4 | 3 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
A. Lang #21 | 5 | 3 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 61.5 |
M. West #41 | 5 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CLE | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Pippen #33 | 42 | 18 | 8 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 5 | 4 | 7-15 | 2-5 | 2-6 | 51.0 |
D. Rodman #10 | 38 | 10 | 16 (5) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 1-1 | 1-4 | 64.4 |
B. Wennington #34 | 20 | 6 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
R. Harper #4 | 43 | 15 | 2 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +7 | 4 | 4 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 84.5 |
M. Jordan #23 | 42 | 45 | 7 (2) | 5 | 3 | 0 | +17 | 4 | 4 | 13-25 | 0-1 | 19-20 | 66.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Brown #1 | 16 | 1 | 1 (1) | 1 | 2 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 12.9 |
J. Buechler #30 | 16 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 1 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Kerr #25 | 13 | 5 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 75.3 |
J. Caffey #21 | 5 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Simpkins #8 | 5 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CHI | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jordan makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Rodman makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Wennington makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Mills makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Brandon makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
R. Harper makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ferry makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jordan makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ferry makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Jordan makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
1Q
B. Sura makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ferry makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Lang makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Harper makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
M. West makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Harper makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
V. Potapenko makes 2PT shot
2Q
D. Simpkins makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Brandon makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kerr makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Brandon makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Harper makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Mills makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Phills makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Pippen makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
S. Pippen makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Phills makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
T. Brandon makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Wennington makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Pippen makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Phills makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Phills makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ferry makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Sura makes 2PT shot
4Q
R. Harper makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Phills makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Phills makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Wennington makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
V. Potapenko makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ferry makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Pippen makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Marshall makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Marshall makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Mills makes 2PT shot
4Q
34-74 (45.9%)
FG%
34-65 (52.3%)
11-26 (42.3%)
3PM
7-14 (50.0%)
18-21 (85.7%)
FTM
27-37 (73.0%)
33
Rebounds
39
11
Offensive Rebounds
12
22
Defensive Rebounds
27
22
Assists
20
8
Steals
8
2
Blocks
1
16
Turnovers
17
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0