1996-97

Top Teams

Champion: Chicago Bulls

Runner-up: Utah Jazz

Best Offense: Chicago Bulls: 112.4 ORating

Best Defense: Miami Heat: 99.8 DRating

Best Net: Chicago Bulls: +11.7 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: 0.91

Relative TS%: 1.02

Relative FG%: 1.00

Relative FT%: 0.98

Relative 3-Point Attempt Rate: 1.13

Relative Free Throw Attempt Rate: 0.98

ALL-DEFENSIVE 1ST TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	STL	BLK	PF	DWS	DWS48	DRATING	Stops	STOP_PERCENTAGE	D-RAPM	D_RATING	D_POSS	D_PTS	DPOSS_OFF	DPTS_OFF	TEAM_D_RATING_OFF	DEFENSE_ON_OFF	HALFCOURT_OPP_FGM	BLOWBY	OPP_LAYUP_MAKE	OPP_LAYUP_MISS	OPP_2PT_MAKE	OPP_2PT_MISS	OPP_3PT_MAKE	OPP_3PT_MISS	OPP_DEAD_BALL_TOV	OPP_LIVE_BALL_TOV	PICKS	PASSES_INTERCEPTED	OPP_CUT	BLK_AT_RIM
Karl Malone	82	0.0	1.4	0.6	2.6	4.9	.078	101.0	658.5	58.1	0.44	103.1	5592	5768	1704	1963	115.2	12.05	313	17	138	127	301	352	21	53	77	99	15	50	0	8
Dikembe Mutombo	80	0.0	0.6	3.3	3.1	6.6	.106	96.1	709.3	65.5	3.11	98.9	5196	5138	2011	2190	108.9	10.04	397	19	152	194	388	499	20	37	79	90	6	32	0	58
Gary Payton	82	nan	2.4	0.2	2.5	4.7	.070	102.4	632.7	52.0	0.84	101.6	5960	6055	1356	1565	115.4	13.8	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
Scottie Pippen	82	0.0	1.9	0.5	2.6	5.1	.078	100.8	640.8	55.1	1.06	101.6	5885	5981	1481	1573	106.2	4.6	436	31	194	190	405	472	54	105	85	101	18	101	0	7
Michael Jordan	82	0.0	1.7	0.5	1.9	4.8	.074	101.6	624.0	53.4	1.23	101.5	5829	5918	1537	1636	106.5	4.93	374	45	118	149	298	403	104	228	61	117	25	74	0	9

ALL-DEFENSIVE 2ND TEAM

PLAYER	GP	MIN	STL	BLK	PF	DWS	DWS48	DRATING	Stops	STOP_PERCENTAGE	D-RAPM	D_RATING	D_POSS	D_PTS	DPOSS_OFF	DPTS_OFF	TEAM_D_RATING_OFF	DEFENSE_ON_OFF	HALFCOURT_OPP_FGM	BLOWBY	OPP_LAYUP_MAKE	OPP_LAYUP_MISS	OPP_2PT_MAKE	OPP_2PT_MISS	OPP_3PT_MAKE	OPP_3PT_MISS	OPP_DEAD_BALL_TOV	OPP_LIVE_BALL_TOV	PICKS	PASSES_INTERCEPTED	OPP_CUT	BLK_AT_RIM
Mookie Blaylock	78	0.0	2.7	0.3	1.8	5.5	.086	99.5	638.0	57.3	1.19	100.5	5471	5501	1736	1827	105.3	4.72	346	47	134	160	260	355	118	213	65	117	25	119	0	8
P.J. Brown	80	0.0	1.1	1.2	3.5	5.2	.096	97.9	567.6	59.2	2.86	98.5	4652	4580	2511	2746	109.3	10.9	338	15	154	145	333	373	21	31	80	71	3	62	0	13
Anthony Mason	73	nan	1.0	0.5	2.8	3.2	.048	106.0	637.6	54.7	0.27	107.6	5749	6185	1500	1762	117.5	9.91	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
Hakeem Olajuwon	78	0.0	1.5	2.2	3.2	5.6	.094	98.4	696.7	63.4	1.31	103.8	5262	5460	2127	2415	113.5	9.77	321	20	136	149	321	341	13	21	63	78	27	50	0	27
John Stockton	82	0.0	2.0	0.2	2.4	3.4	.056	104.8	538.2	49.2	1.42	102.7	5296	5441	2000	2290	114.5	11.76	364	73	174	121	257	323	129	239	88	111	9	96	0	1