Top Performers
Points
28
Jordan
CHI
Rebounds
21
Rodman
CHI
Assists
7
Best
IND
Threes
3
Miller
IND
32-82 (39.0%)
FG%
29-86 (33.7%)
7-20 (35.0%)
3PM
6-22 (27.3%)
8-14 (57.1%)
FTM
17-25 (68.0%)
48
Rebounds
54
12
Offensive Rebounds
19
36
Defensive Rebounds
35
18
Assists
18
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
18
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 Indiana Pacers, 81 to 79, on December 30, 1996.
Game Info
December 29, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. McKey #31 | 32 | 12 | 7 (2) | 1 | 3 | 1 | +3 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
D. Davis #32 | 32 | 11 | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 5 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 47.3 |
E. Dampier #25 | 27 | 11 | 10 (4) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 50.6 |
R. Miller #31 | 37 | 13 | 7 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 5-18 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 36.1 |
T. Best #4 | 31 | 7 | 1 (1) | 7 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 2 | 4 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 44.4 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Davis #33 | 25 | 6 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 38.1 |
V. Askew #17 | 19 | 2 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
E. Johnson #8 | 16 | 13 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 3 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 65.8 |
J. Allen #53 | 14 | 0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
D. Ferrell #33 | 7 | 4 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | IND | 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 | 43 | 18 | 7 (0) | 5 | 3 | 1 | +4 | 2 | 1 | 6-17 | 1-7 | 5-7 | 44.8 |
D. Rodman #10 | 37 | 11 | 21 (11) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 5 | 4-12 | 0-1 | 3-6 | 37.6 |
B. Wennington #34 | 28 | 4 | 7 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 41.0 |
R. Harper #4 | 22 | 3 | 3 (0) | 4 | 1 | 1 | -8 | 1 | 2 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 30.0 |
M. Jordan #23 | 40 | 28 | 7 (3) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 1 | 12-29 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 45.5 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
S. Kerr #25 | 29 | 11 | 3 (0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | +15 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 78.6 |
J. Caffey #21 | 17 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 14.5 |
R. Parish #00 | 7 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
R. Brown #1 | 6 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 26.6 |
J. Buechler #30 | 6 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
D. Simpkins #8 | 5 | 1 | 3 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
| 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 16' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Best makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
1Q
E. Dampier makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Davis makes 2PT shot
1Q
T. Best makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Dampier makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Miller makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. McKey makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
R. Miller makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Davis makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. McKey makes 2PT shot
1Q
A. Davis makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ferrell makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Kerr makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Pippen makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Johnson makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Pippen makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
E. Dampier makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Pippen makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
R. Miller makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Wennington makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
D. McKey makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Ferrell makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Best makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Dampier makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Rodman makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Dampier makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Harper makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
D. McKey makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
S. Kerr makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
E. Johnson makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
R. Miller makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
V. Askew makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
E. Johnson makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Davis makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kerr makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Parish makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Miller makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Pippen makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kerr makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Rodman makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Davis makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Davis makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. McKey makes 2PT shot
4Q
32-82 (39.0%)
FG%
29-86 (33.7%)
7-20 (35.0%)
3PM
6-22 (27.3%)
8-14 (57.1%)
FTM
17-25 (68.0%)
48
Rebounds
54
12
Offensive Rebounds
19
36
Defensive Rebounds
35
18
Assists
18
4
Steals
6
3
Blocks
2
11
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
26
Fouls
18
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0