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Top Teams

Champion: Chicago Bulls

Runner-up: Utah Jazz

Best Offense: Houston Rockets: 111.6 ORating

Best Defense: Miami Heat: 97.9 DRating

Best Net: Chicago Bulls: +6.3 NetRating

Awards

MVP: Karl Malone

Finals MVP: Michael Jordan

Defensive Player of the Year: Dikembe Mutombo

Sixth Man of the Year: John Starks

Most Improved Player: Ike Austin

Rookie of the Year: Allen Iverson

Historical Context

Relative ORating: 1.03

Relative Pace: 1.00

Relative TS%: 0.99

Relative FG%: 1.00

Relative FT%: 0.97

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 0.83

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 1.10

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Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 2021417131830244
Greg Ostertag UTA 14365113181912214
Luc Longley CHI 1346512411522214
Tim Hardaway MIA 13426317827453
Mario Elie HOU 12617121781912214
Scottie Pippen CHI 117171223223639
Hersey Hawkins OKC 117331161229362
Patrick Ewing NYK 1178341781620122
Dan Majerle MIA 11746511231132122
Grant Hill DET 1011290742845122
Voshon Lenard MIA 10112062052010122
Jeff Hornacek UTA 101115141612201039
Michael Jordan CHI 91418101221236214
Steven Smith ATL 9149302051132056
P.J. Brown MIA 816141716121718122
Charlie Ward NYK 81618101123181544
Sedale Threatt HOU 8165593811035122
Shawn Kemp OKC 816141714171815122
Bison Dele CHI 81610291026181544
Shandon Anderson UTA 721834649113244
Matt Maloney HOU 72122515151912122
Bryon Russell UTA 72115141221162044
Ron Harper CHI 72124417821939
Jerome Kersey LAL 72146555294039
Gary Payton OKC 7211981026228214
Toni Kukoc CHI 7218341871035122
Terry Cummings OKC 628651552845056
Alonzo Mourning MIA 62811252231227122
Kevin Willis HOU 628290552758122
Eddie Johnson HOU 6283782102758122
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Clyde Drexler HOU 62811256491718122
Charles Barkley HOU 62811259321325122
David Wingate OKC 5358343811035056
John Stockton UTA 535151413181522122
Chris Childs NYK 53565155284539
Kevin Johnson PHX 535465381845122
Rex Chapman PHX 5359304701227056
Greg Foster UTA 5358345521325056
Elden Campbell LAL 535741742940122
Charles Oakley NYK 5359307421227214
Steve Kerr CHI 443272837255214
Dennis Rodman CHI 4437411026940056
Larry Johnson NYK 4435592102845122
Grant Long DET 4431111381472056
Eldridge Recasner ATL 4431111552297056
Jason Caffey CHI 443651552845056
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Buck Williams NYK 443651552845056
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Loren Meyer PHX 0117013901500146056