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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

PLAYERTEAMO_RATINGD_RATINGNET_RATINGOFFENSE_ON_OFFDEFENSE_ON_OFFNET_ON_OFF
Glen Rice CHH 112.546116.5133-4.09450.96568.081119.041
Shane Heal MIN 266.71200.018866.71156.441-76.618779.842
Amal McCaskill ORL 171.43107.16864.3474.632.737977.333
Charles Jones HOU 266.71200.018866.71153.472-89.018964.484
Larry Stewart SEA 145.7681.1564.6334.191028.2662.45
Darrell Armstrong ORL 113.93299.62714.31735.91925.11961.026
Brian Evans ORL 164.34120.014744.3667.214-10.5914456.627
Vlade Divac CHH 118.323117.21361.16940.91712.673753.588
Mookie Blaylock ATL 107.429106.2231.23123.3127.67150.971
Jim McIlvaine SEA 138.0788.2749.8526.61321.081447.6810
Rasheed Wallace POR 107.982108.176-0.27522.181821.081443.2611
Jerome Williams DET 92.916558.3234.57-9.8714348.88339.0112
Don Reid DET 90.017155.6134.48-12.715451.36238.6613
Byron Scott LAL 123.11396.61826.51219.812016.122935.9414
Dan Schayes ORL 113.339103.6499.72522.941710.34633.2415
Michael Curry DET 94.715966.7328.111-8.0213840.6532.5816
Derek Fisher LAL 118.62188.1630.6910.094621.691231.7817
Chris Webber WAS 108.875108.985-0.0727.465723.541131.018
Dean Garrett MIN 118.720125.7166-7.011037.478-8.2813329.1919
Jerome Kersey LAL 118.422101.64016.81616.982611.844028.8120
Joe Dumars DET 106.197105.7590.37127.88120.668628.5421
Charlie Ward NYK 108.77689.4819.2148.845019.412028.2522
Greg Graham SEA 120.21591.41128.8108.325218.492326.8223
Ricky Pierce CHH 112.350112.31070.0726.296219.981926.2624
Dontonio Wingfield POR 103.311889.7913.7190.839124.951025.7825
James Robinson MIN 128.310120.71507.63421.09194.557025.6426
Wesley Person PHX 106.694110.697-4.1959.04915.883024.8827
Brent Barry LAC 112.350118.0141-5.710416.04288.615324.6528
Christian Laettner ATL 107.628106.7250.93313.48410.3723.782
Eric Snow SEA 127.511102.24425.31316.2276.76222.930
Gerald Wilkins ORL 103.6116105.256-1.68010.524311.374321.8931
Richard Manning LAC 107.982105.3572.6592.547919.172121.7132
Michael Jordan CHI 109.12299.279.933.362018.29321.653
Anfernee Hardaway ORL 99.5146108.378-8.81202.348318.982221.3334
Rodney Rogers LAC 110.164117.7138-7.711311.034110.04921.0435
Chris Whitney WAS 127.012118.41438.62923.5514-3.7510619.7936
Keith Askins MIA 110.56293.41217.11512.71336.756119.4637
Greg Ostertag UTA 112.910100.01112.924.421813.57518.04
Grant Long DET 109.967102.0427.93211.81395.876517.6739
Bo Outlaw LAC 104.2111110.496-6.2106-2.7111420.121717.4140
Darrin Hancock ATL 108.28095.51512.7212.967614.013316.9741
Lorenzo Williams WAS 107.785100.0317.7331.08815.753116.7542
Karl Malone UTA 113.39107.5285.81017.342-1.642515.75
Ron Harper CHI 110.11996.0214.113.032112.44615.476
Terry Porter MIN 108.478110.092-1.680-5.1512420.321615.1745
Shaquille O'Neal LAL 111.117105.8225.3146.82117.71014.527
Alonzo Mourning MIA 99.74695.314.415-1.452815.69414.248
Terry Dehere LAC 120.016122.2155-2.28414.8429-0.628914.2248
Pooh Richardson LAC 112.546116.1130-3.6937.72556.246313.9649
Kevin Johnson PHX 105.4103115.9128-10.512711.97381.258413.2250
Scottie Pippen CHI 111.117101.5149.6413.573-0.452313.129
Tim Hardaway MIA 100.94498.042.8235.82146.831112.6510
Muggsy Bogues CHH 111.455114.3117-2.9902.45809.035211.4853
Clyde Drexler HOU 114.62110.3404.3176.13134.981311.1111
Cedric Ceballos PHX 103.3118109.889-6.5108-0.3510011.144410.855
Steven Smith ATL 107.130108.735-1.63612.425-2.51299.9112
P.J. Brown MIA 102.54297.135.4135.38164.31159.6913
Terry Mills DET 102.7126104.251-1.5791.46858.14559.658
Jeff Hornacek UTA 113.94108.0315.9912.416-2.87319.5414
John Starks NYK 101.913595.7166.237-2.6411311.97399.3360
Isaiah Rider POR 101.4137109.889-8.4117-7.5713416.56288.9961
Eric Piatkowski LAC 120.016129.2172-9.212218.9824-10.161428.8362
Randy Livingston HOU 132.39121.415310.82319.1622-10.381438.7863
Aaron McKie DET 100.614398.8241.864-3.1111811.69418.5764
Buck Williams NYK 103.711597.0196.7360.91907.45588.3665
Sam Mitchell MIN 105.6100111.9103-6.3107-9.714117.99258.2966
Hersey Hawkins SEA 114.33108.8365.51110.488-2.45288.0315
Rex Chapman PHX 106.098116.9134-10.912912.0337-4.011098.0268
Jason Kidd PHX 106.694117.9139-11.313119.6221-11.611488.0169
Patrick Ewing NYK 102.74098.963.820-1.64309.4497.816
Terry Cummings SEA 111.315103.2208.07-2.593210.1787.5817
Chris Morris UTA 107.09197.8219.227-4.3712111.54427.1772
Danny Manning PHX 102.2133111.099-8.8120-2.581109.58507.073
Rick Mahorn DET 92.916590.0102.954-10.2214417.03276.8174
Larry Johnson NYK 106.831102.4174.4159.069-2.73306.3318
Jud Buechler CHI 117.125105.65811.4229.8847-4.971164.9176
Allan Houston NYK 104.836102.0162.8236.6512-2.41274.2319
Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 114.91112.0442.9227.4910-3.81353.6820
Dikembe Mutombo ATL 103.038105.121-2.137-18.045021.4223.3821
Alan Henderson ATL 111.357111.8102-0.5768.2153-4.871153.3480
Kevin Garnett MIN 109.370121.6154-12.2138-16.8616120.11183.2681
Travis Knight LAL 117.424113.41154.04910.2345-7.011273.2282
Rumeal Robinson POR 100.0144107.369-7.3112-2.931155.88642.9583
Bison Dele CHI 109.02399.889.250.41242.48192.8922
Sedale Threatt HOU 112.052108.2773.752-2.311084.57692.2785
Howard Eisley UTA 114.728109.7874.9445.3468-3.291032.0586
Tracy Murray WAS 112.052119.9146-7.811414.0330-12.031502.087
Kobe Bryant LAL 109.272106.5642.758-0.15992.07821.9288
Toni Kukoc CHI 111.216103.0198.264.7417-3.03321.7123
Charles Barkley HOU 113.67111.0432.6250.48231.05211.5324
Hot Rod Williams PHX 106.296118.0141-11.81354.4270-3.311041.1191
Tim Legler WAS 133.38141.9181-8.611830.7411-30.31770.4492
Kenny Anderson POR 103.2120113.1112-9.91255.6365-5.421200.2193
Tony Smith CHH 66.718576.54-9.8124-46.518746.484-0.0294
Luc Longley CHI 105.33598.357.08-6.34405.8712-0.4725
Mario Elie HOU 112.711110.6422.128-3.62362.8618-0.7626
Jaren Jackson WAS 114.330123.8159-9.51238.1954-9.35138-1.1697
Detlef Schrempf SEA 113.86109.8384.0195.6215-6.8840-1.2627
Bryon Russell UTA 111.414108.3323.1213.6619-5.037-1.3428
Kevin Willis HOU 109.620108.3321.430-6.19394.8114-1.3829
Chris Dudley POR 104.1112115.3125-11.21302.3981-4.16110-1.77101
Gary Payton SEA 113.48109.3374.11810.917-13.1147-2.230
Anthony Mason CHH 110.164120.3149-10.21261.3986-3.59105-2.2102
Matt Maloney HOU 113.94112.4461.5291.3822-3.834-2.4231
Stacey Augmon POR 103.1121115.2123-12.11370.6292-3.28102-2.66105
Darrick Martin LAC 107.289124.3161-17.11493.1374-5.8121-2.67106
John Stockton UTA 109.321106.7252.625-5.17372.1820-3.032
Ike Austin MIA 98.65099.88-1.235-2.2431-1.2624-3.533
Dennis Rodman CHI 105.43499.9105.511-7.87443.6717-4.234
Dan Majerle MIA 99.448100.212-0.834-1.6229-3.1333-4.7535
Adam Keefe UTA 112.546115.2123-2.7882.0484-8.53136-6.49111
Nick Anderson ORL 91.4168104.853-13.4143-17.4816210.7845-6.71112
Shawn Kemp SEA 112.711110.0392.6250.326-7.0241-6.7236
Mike Brown PHX 103.6116122.2155-18.71540.0797-6.94126-6.88114
John Crotty MIA 90.417095.313-4.9100-11.481504.3872-7.1115
Tyrone Corbin ATL 105.533110.340-4.8460.3225-7.5142-7.1937
Tony Delk CHH 112.843125.5165-12.61426.6460-13.94155-7.3117
Malik Rose CHH 87.0175104.352-17.4151-25.2317417.0826-8.15118
Chris Carr MIN 120.016140.0179-20.01598.4951-16.68163-8.19119
Eddie Johnson HOU 111.613114.651-3.042-3.0334-5.2839-8.3138
Loy Vaught LAC 105.6100124.8163-19.3156-0.35100-8.52135-8.87121
Jason Caffey CHI 104.9108104.954-0.174-4.78122-4.31113-9.09122
Harvey Grant WAS 92.6167108.883-16.2147-17.741638.2254-9.52123
Steve Kerr CHI 108.624107.5281.231-0.1227-9.7445-9.8539
Robert Parish CHI 109.768112.1106-2.4870.9889-10.93145-9.96125
Elden Campbell LAL 104.037106.324-2.339-14.3484.1316-10.1740
Jamal Mashburn MIA 98.451100.613-2.238-5.2838-5.0738-10.3441
Othella Harrington HOU 116.126124.1160-8.01152.6778-13.15153-10.48128
Sean Rooks LAL 95.9155104.050-8.1116-15.331574.4771-10.86129
Shandon Anderson UTA 102.939107.327-4.444-11.0946-0.0422-11.1442
Grant Hill DET 102.8125108.074-5.21022.8477-14.18156-11.34131
Voshon Lenard MIA 99.149101.815-2.740-3.0133-8.744-11.7143
Jermaine O'Neal POR 77.8178100.031-22.2164-25.4517512.7635-12.69133
Mitchell Butler POR 77.8178100.031-22.2164-25.4517512.7635-12.69133
Eldridge Recasner ATL 100.9140113.2113-12.3139-6.19128-6.56123-12.75135
Doug West MIN 107.388124.6162-17.2150-12.1152-0.7990-12.89136
Antoine Carr UTA 102.641108.534-5.948-11.3447-1.826-13.1544
Corie Blount LAL 88.2173100.031-11.8135-21.541718.156-13.44138
David Wingate SEA 101.9135107.067-5.0101-15.771592.0483-13.73139
Cherokee Parks MIN 95.2157121.1151-25.8168-18.181663.4577-14.73140
Willie Anderson MIA 94.1162105.860-11.7134-6.99131-8.07132-15.06141
Greg Foster UTA 105.732112.747-6.949-7.1541-8.0443-15.1945
Clifford Robinson POR 105.4103117.9139-12.514119.0823-34.85180-15.77143
Gary Trent POR 94.6160115.5126-20.9161-11.68151-4.33114-16.01144
Lorenzen Wright LAC 104.8109126.5167-21.7163-2.58110-13.6154-16.18145
Arvydas Sabonis POR 97.9153114.9121-17.0148-10.44145-5.83122-16.27146
Mark Bryant PHX 101.4137128.2171-26.7169-2.41109-14.19157-16.6147
Theo Ratliff DET 97.1154116.1130-19.1155-5.81127-11.17146-16.97148
Gheorghe Muresan WAS 93.5164111.3101-17.7152-24.631727.4159-17.22149
Charles Oakley NYK 99.547102.518-2.941-14.4849-4.1736-18.6546
Robert Horry LAL 108.126113.349-5.247-3.4335-15.548-18.9247
Sam Perkins SEA 108.325112.848-4.545-9.845-10.1446-19.9448
Nate McMillan SEA 102.6128117.3137-14.7144-10.73146-9.63139-20.36153
Juwan Howard WAS 105.4103116.0129-10.6128-12.42153-8.34134-20.76154
Matt Bullard HOU 120.016138.5178-18.51536.5561-27.46175-20.91155
Mark Strickland MIA 112.546132.3175-19.815812.7133-33.99179-21.28156
Lamond Murray LAC 95.0158122.6157-27.7171-19.73168-1.7893-21.5157
Calbert Cheaney WAS 104.1112116.4132-12.4140-15.49158-7.35129-22.84158
Rod Strickland WAS 103.0122114.6119-11.6133-27.531784.3273-23.21159
Herb Williams NYK 102.6128123.7158-21.1162-0.63102-23.33172-23.96160
Tom Gugliotta MIN 113.835130.0174-16.114611.5140-37.27183-25.76161
John Wallace NYK 102.5131125.3164-22.8166-0.73103-26.31174-27.05162
Dennis Scott ORL 93.8163121.2152-27.4170-8.84139-18.55164-27.39163
Chris Childs NYK 100.845107.830-7.050-7.4842-20.250-27.6849
Nick Van Exel LAL 107.827112.044-4.243-7.843-21.1851-28.9750
Otis Thorpe DET 98.1152113.0111-15.0145-11.26148-19.56166-30.83166
Henry James ATL 87.8174119.0144-31.2175-19.54167-11.85149-31.39167
Brian Shaw ORL 88.4172119.6145-31.1174-16.62160-14.87160-31.49168
Ed Pinckney MIA 123.113153.8186-30.817223.2216-55.35186-32.14169
Lindsey Hunter DET 101.1139109.787-8.6118-7.95137-25.13173-33.08170
Stojko Vrankovic MIN 55.6189100.031-44.4181-58.418925.298-33.11171
Stephen Howard UTA 112.941143.8183-30.81722.3682-37.22182-34.86172
Randy Brown CHI 90.7169114.4118-23.7167-20.35169-14.57159-34.92173
Eddie Jones LAL 102.143113.450-11.351-21.051-16.0149-37.0151
Wayman Tisdale PHX 82.7177126.9169-44.3180-24.67173-12.95151-37.62175
Walter McCarty NYK 150.05187.5187-37.517847.156-86.93188-39.78176
Malik Sealy LAC 94.6160127.9170-33.3176-25.58177-14.5158-40.08177
Dell Curry CHH 106.793143.3182-36.7177-5.03123-35.73181-40.76178
Stephon Marbury MIN 110.463129.7173-19.4157-9.64140-31.9178-41.54179
Derek Strong ORL 95.5156115.7127-20.2160-17.96164-28.21176-46.17180
Rony Seikaly ORL 77.2181117.0135-39.8179-35.19183-11.35147-46.55181
Jon Barry ATL 64.7186115.0122-50.3182-41.58185-6.79124-48.37182
Loren Meyer PHX 60.7187120.0147-59.3184-45.43186-4.21112-49.64183
Donald Royal CHH 77.8178140.0179-62.2185-33.33182-20.88168-54.21184
Matt Geiger CHH 83.9176137.3177-53.4183-33.14179-22.44171-55.58185
Steve Nash PHX 68.6184136.4176-67.8186-37.66184-21.79170-59.46186
Priest Lauderdale ATL 58.3188126.7168-68.3187-47.8188-18.62165-66.42187
Ivano Newbill ATL 72.7182145.5184-72.7188-33.16180-37.57184-70.72188
Scott Brooks NYK 70.6183152.9185-82.4189-33.22181-52.59185-85.81189