The 72-win Bulls inch closer to immortality, beating an exciting Sonics squad in the opening game of the 1996 Finals. The Bulls hold off the fast-finishing Sonics thanks to the exploits of Dennis ...
When the dust cleared, "His Airness" emerged victorious in emphatic fashion: a 4-0 sweep of the Magic to book a ticket to the 1996 NBA Finals, where they would eventually triumph over the Seattle ...
Regardless, “The Mailman” took all that, aware that it was something that he had to get used to when he started his NBA ...
The Bulls held the Magic to 84.8 points per game in that series and exacted revenge via a sweep. They went on to beat the Seattle SuperSonics in the 1996 NBA Finals for their fourth NBA title.
Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton take the SuperSonics on their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1979 by beating the Jazz in this hotly-contested Game 7.