Top 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 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 decisively defeated the Washington Bullets, 98 to 86, in Game 1 of the 1997 First Round on April 25, 1997.
Game Info
April 24, 1997
| 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 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
G. Muresan makes 2PT shot
1Q
L. Longley makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Caffey makes 2PT shot
1Q
G. Muresan makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Webber makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Harper makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Howard makes 9' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Strickland makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jordan makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Cheaney makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Strickland makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Strickland makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
R. Strickland makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
1Q
R. Strickland makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Pippen makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Webber makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Dele makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Dele makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Cheaney makes 2PT shot
2Q
B. Dele makes 2PT shot
2Q
S. Kerr makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Cheaney makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Cheaney makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
2Q
G. Muresan makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Kukoc makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Howard makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Pippen makes 2PT shot
2Q
T. Murray makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Strickland makes 2PT shot
2Q
R. Harper makes 2PT shot
2Q
C. Cheaney makes 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jordan makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Howard makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Howard makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
G. Muresan makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Longley makes 2PT shot
3Q
R. Harper makes 2PT shot
3Q
L. Longley makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
R. Strickland makes 2PT shot
3Q
J. Howard makes 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jordan makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Howard makes 2PT shot
4Q
B. Dele makes 2PT shot
4Q
C. Webber makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Kerr makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
S. Pippen makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 2PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Strickland makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Longley makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kerr makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 18' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Jordan makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Howard makes 2PT shot
4Q
T. Murray makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Caffey makes 2PT shot
4Q
S. Kerr makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
T. Murray makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
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