72-10 Record
The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls: 72 wins, an NBA title, and a place among the greatest teams in NBA history.
The 1995–96 Chicago Bulls season was the 30th season for the Chicago Bulls in the National Basketball Association. The Bulls finished with a league-best 72–10 record, the first NBA team to ever win 70 regular season games, and won the NBA championship.
Quick Facts
- Season
- 1995-96
- Wins
- 72
- Losses
- 10
- Head coach
- Phil Jackson
- Key players
- Michael Jordan
- Scottie Pippen
- Dennis Rodman
- League record status
- Previous NBA single-season record (held for 16 years)
- Final standing
- NBA Champions
Lore & Background
The Bulls started the regular season 37–0 at home, part of a then-NBA-record 44-game winning streak that included games from the 1994–95 regular season. Their 33 road wins were the most in NBA history until the 2015–16 Warriors won 34 road games. The season was the best 3-loss start in NBA history at 41–3. They are the only team in NBA history to win more than 70 games and an NBA title in the same season.
Reader's Guide
The Bulls swept the Miami Heat in the first round, defeated the New York Knicks in five games in the semifinals, swept the Orlando Magic in the conference finals, and defeated the Seattle SuperSonics in six games in the NBA Finals.
Did You Know?
- Michael Jordan averaged 30.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game, and was named NBA Most Valuable Player.
- Scottie Pippen averaged 19.4 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.9 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and led the Bulls with 150 three-point field goals.
- Toni Kukoč averaged 13.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game, and was named NBA Sixth Man of the Year.
- Dennis Rodman averaged 5.5 points and 14.9 rebounds per game.
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