WAS
CHITop Performers
Points
29
Jordan
CHI
Rebounds
10
Strickland
WAS
Assists
8
Strickland
WAS
Threes
3
Murray
WAS
30-67 (44.8%)
FG%
35-92 (38.0%)
5-10 (50.0%)
3PM
5-18 (27.8%)
21-30 (70.0%)
FTM
23-29 (79.3%)
37
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
20
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
17
Assists
26
3
Steals
8
9
Blocks
3
22
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Eastern
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bulls | 69 | 13 | .841 | |
| 2 |  Heat | 61 | 21 | .744 | 8.0 |
| 3 |  Knicks | 57 | 25 | .695 | 12.0 |
| 4 |  Hawks | 56 | 26 | .683 | 13.0 |
| 5 |  Pistons | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Hornets | 54 | 28 | .659 | 15.0 |
| 7 |  Magic | 45 | 37 | .549 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Bullets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 25.0 |
| 9 |  Cavaliers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 27.0 |
| 10 |  Pacers | 39 | 43 | .476 | 30.0 |
| 11 |  Bucks | 33 | 49 | .402 | 36.0 |
| 12 |  Raptors | 30 | 52 | .366 | 39.0 |
| 13 |  Nets | 26 | 56 | .317 | 43.0 |
| 14 |  76ers | 22 | 60 | .268 | 47.0 |
| 15 |  Celtics | 15 | 67 | .183 | 54.0 |
Game Summary
The Chicago Bulls decisively defeated the Washington Bullets, 98 to 86, in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round on April 25, 1997.
Game Info
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Howard #5 | 40 | 21 | 5 (2) | 2 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 1 | 3 | 7-15 | 0-0 | 7-9 | 55.4 |
C. Webber #4 | 24 | 8 | 4 (1) | 3 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 5 | 6 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
G. Muresan #77 | 35 | 12 | 9 (0) | 0 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 6 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 88.8 |
C. Cheaney #40 | 39 | 11 | 3 (2) | 1 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 5 | 5 | 5-14 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 37.0 |
R. Strickland #1 | 44 | 19 | 10 (2) | 8 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 4 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 51.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Murray #35 | 25 | 13 | 3 (0) | 2 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 4 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 4-4 | 96.2 |
H. Grant #44 | 13 | 0 | 2 (0) | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
T. Legler #23 | 10 | 1 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 17.4 |
C. Whitney #12 | 4 | 1 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 20.5 |
L. Williams #44 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Jackson #2 | 2 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | WAS | 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 | 38 | 16 | 10 (3) | 1 | 1 | 2 | +23 | 2 | 2 | 5-16 | 1-5 | 5-5 | 44.0 |
J. Caffey #21 | 24 | 7 | 6 (3) | 4 | 1 | 1 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 45.1 |
L. Longley #13 | 26 | 9 | 5 (5) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 41.4 |
R. Harper #4 | 26 | 8 | 4 (1) | 3 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 40.5 |
M. Jordan #23 | 42 | 29 | 8 (0) | 8 | 2 | 0 | +16 | 3 | 5 | 12-25 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 53.3 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Kukoc #7 | 24 | 7 | 3 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +3 | 2 | 2 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 5-6 | 27.7 |
D. Rodman #10 | 23 | 1 | 9 (6) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 12.9 |
S. Kerr #25 | 21 | 13 | 1 (0) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 110.5 |
B. Dele #8 | 11 | 8 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 53.8 |
R. Brown #1 | 4 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Buechler #30 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CHI | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
30-67 (44.8%)
FG%
35-92 (38.0%)
5-10 (50.0%)
3PM
5-18 (27.8%)
21-30 (70.0%)
FTM
23-29 (79.3%)
37
Rebounds
47
8
Offensive Rebounds
20
29
Defensive Rebounds
27
17
Assists
26
3
Steals
8
9
Blocks
3
22
Turnovers
11
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
25
Fouls
28
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
