1996 NBA Finals Game 6 vs Seattle SuperSonics
A Father's Day clincher and Michael Jordan's fourth Finals MVP.
Game 6 of the 1996 NBA Finals was played on June 16, 1996, Father's Day, at the United Center in Chicago. The Chicago Bulls beat the Seattle SuperSonics 87–75 to win the series four games to two, and Michael Jordan was named Finals MVP for the fourth time.
Quick Facts
- Date
- June 16, 1996
- Venue
- United Center, Chicago
- Score
- Bulls 87, SuperSonics 75
- Sonics leader
- Detlef Schrempf 23 points
- Attendance
- 24,544
- Series
- Chicago wins 4–2
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Background
Dennis Rodman repeated his Game 2 performance with 19 rebounds, tying his own NBA Finals record, and Jordan finished with 22 points. An emotional Jordan clutched the game ball and broke down sobbing on the locker room floor, dedicating the win to his father, who was murdered in 1993; it was his first title without his father present. It was the last Finals game the Sonics played before relocating to Oklahoma City.
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