News from June 16. Chi 87, Sea 75 - at Chi Scottie Pippen (Chi) had 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, and 4 steals. Dennis Rodman (Chi) had 9 points, 19 rebounds including 11 offensive, 5 assists, and 3 steals. Luc Longley (Chi) had 12 points including 5-6 FG, 8 rebounds, and 6 turnovers. Michael Jordan (Chi) had 22 points on 5-19 FG and 11-12 FT, 9 rebounds, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers. Shawn Kemp (Sea) had 18 points, 14 rebounds, and 3 steals. Detlef Schrempf (Sea) had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 turnovers. Gary Payton (Sea) had 19 points including 7-10 FG, 7 assists, and 5 turnovers in 47 minutes. Chi shot 16-20 FT and Sea shot 8-10 FT. Chi out-rebounded Sea 51-35 including 24-12 offensive. Chicago takes the series 4-2. The Chicago Bulls are the 1996 NBA Champions. Michael Jordan (Chi) was named as MVP of the Finals. Jordan received 6 of the 11 media votes. Shawn Kemp (Sea) received 3 votes and Dennis Rodman (Chi) received 2 votes. Thus ends the 1995-96 NBA season. Playoff Standings 1st Round 2nd Round 3rd Round Finals (Best of 5) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) (Best of 7) 1 Seattle (3) __ 8 Sacramento (1) |_ 1 Seattle (4) _____ _ 5 Houston (0) | 4 LA Lakers (1) ___| |_ 1 Seattle (4) _ 5 Houston (3) _ 3 Utah (3) | | | 2 San Antonio (3) _ | | 7 Phoenix (1) |_ 2 San Antonio (2) _| | _ 3 Utah (4) | 3 Utah (3) ____| | 6 Portland (2) |_ 1 Seattle (2) _ 1 Chicago (4) | 1 Chicago (3) _____ | 8 Miami (0) |_ 1 Chicago (4) ____ | _ 5 New York (1) | | 4 Cleveland (0) ___| | | 5 New York (3) |_ 1 Chicago (4) _| _ 2 Orlando (0) 2 Orlando (3) _____ | 7 Detroit (0) |_ 2 Orlando (4) _____| _ 6 Atlanta (1) 3 Indiana (2) _____| 6 Atlanta (3) ---- Admin note: with the season over, as usual, these nba-dailys will become not quite daily. I'll send messages out when ever news regarding player signings, the draft, the Olympics, and other NBA related events occurs. T-minus 137 days to the 1996-97 season. Have a nice summer. patricia