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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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Michael Jordan CHI 172191801729181032722210217558
Gary Payton OKC 163141741631016417131822101140410
Steven Smith ATL 14441111444540811414142001410
Alonzo Mourning MIA 1441317114411132304412382175161
Karl Malone UTA 13622183136176511263284217572
Charles Barkley HOU 136131711369184172162114217572
Hakeem Olajuwon HOU 1281617612811135111892210114072
Patrick Ewing NYK 1282821282790811318142001314
Tim Hardaway MIA 1283918812827212216133723187075
Hersey Hawkins OKC 11118156111153732164915195189075
Scottie Pippen CHI 111126185111120369263293217572
John Starks NYK 101381561013630230102810281140141
Clyde Drexler HOU 1013191801013121176171121142175221
Ike Austin MIA 9156138915537148744122401221
Jamal Mashburn MIA 9151817891515832193322101140141
Detlef Schrempf OKC 9156138915630081463142001075
Dikembe Mutombo ATL 9153103915279148122184401141
Mario Elie HOU 8191817881917614855725601141
Christian Laettner ATL 819714881963014819812241140314
Mookie Blaylock ATL 8192218381914985141421141140075
Luc Longley CHI 81961388194542301711112601410
Shaquille O'Neal LAL 7234111723454081112311261140314
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Ricky Pierce CHA 26515426511020811111210001075
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Henry James ATL 1851541851102081372112001141
Eldridge Recasner ATL 185411118536614837247701075
Charles Oakley NYK 1851016218572432110288441140221
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Dennis Scott ORL 1851541851102081014021001140075
Nick Anderson ORL 185310318536608128947701075
Doug West MIN 1850118501320810140112001075
Steve Nash PHX 18515418511020810140210001075
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Bo Outlaw LAC 185282185279081014038701075
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Vlade Divac CHA 185310318527914837238701141
Danny Manning PHX 185512518553708128965801075
Jason Kidd PHX 18512168185918321372102801075
Joe Dumars DET 185512518527932146321001140075
Anthony Mason CHA 185411118545408146356801221
Steve Kerr CHI 18561381855371482896582175075
Bison Dele CHI 185512518545414893356801221
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Dell Curry CHA 1850118501320810140112001075
Muggsy Bogues CHA 1854111185279230463210001075
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Buck Williams NYK 185154185013214837211201140075
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Rodney Rogers LAC 185411118545408128956801141
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Stojko Vrankovic MIN 012101012101320810140014201075
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Cherokee Parks MIN 012101012101320810140014201075
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